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The Construction Industry's 'Fatal Fours'
Construction is the backbone of our nation's infrastructure. It's responsible for the creation of residential and commercial buildings, while simultaneously generating over 2.5 million jobs. However, construction is also susceptible to the "fatal fours."The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an article that identifies the leading four cases of deaths in the construction industry. Known as the fatal fours, it consists of the following:
Falls – 279 out of 806 total de
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Sep 10th 2014