Construction site safety
Country/region Fatalities ( per annum per 100,000 workers ) Year
Australia 6.2 2018
Canada 8.7 2008
Europe 99.0 2012
France 2.64 2012
Finland 5.9 2008
Germany 5.0 2008
Ireland 9.80 2013
India 10.0 2008
Norway 3.3 2008
Sweden 5.8 2008
Switzerland 4.2 2008
United Kingdom 1.62 2015
United States of America 9.8 2014
Israel 12.12 2015
Overview
In 2014 , the United States had 4,679 fatal occupational injuries , an incidence rate of 3.3 per 100,000 full-time employed workers . [ 4 ] In the same year , fatal work injuries in construction and extraction occupations increased 5% . [ 4 ] One in five deaths of workers in 2014 were construction related . [ 4 ] Construction has about 6% of U.S. workers , but 17% of the fatalities - the largest number of fatalities reported for any industry sector . In the United Kingdom , the construction industry is responsible for 31% of fatalities at work and 10% of major workplace injuries . [ 5 ] In South Africa there are 150 fatalities and approximately 400 injuries each year related to construction sites . [ 6 ] In Brazil , the incidence rate for all occupational fatalities is 3.6 per 100,000 . [ 7 ] ( Little to no information regarding construction fatalities could be found in Asia , South American , Africa , and the Antarctic . ) The chart below contains more countries and the rate of construction site fatalities .
Construction work is a hazardous land-based job. Some construction site jobs include: building houses, roads, tree forts, workplaces and repair and maintain infrastructures. This work includes many hazardous task and conditions such as working with height, excavation, noise, dust, power tools and equipment. The most common fatalities are caused by the fatal four: falls, being struck by an object, electrocutions, and being caught in between two objects. Construction work has been increasing in developing and undeveloped countries over the past few years. With an increase in this type of work occupational fatalities have increased. Occupational fatalities are individuals who die while on the job or performing work related tasks. Within the field of construction it is important to have safe construction sites.