Preventing Deadly Scaffolding Accidents
While construction sites may be an inherently dangerous place to work, every worker has the right to work in a safe environment. Nearly one fifth of all work-related deaths in the United States in 2019 occurred in the construction industry. Many of these deaths involved a commonly used construction site structure – scaffolding. Scaffolding, an incredibly important and useful tool in construction projects, can be very safe when erected properly, closely inspected, and used with care. This, however, is not always the case, as deaths caused by falling from scaffolding or scaffolding accidents are very common.
