{"id":1359,"date":"2014-09-17T18:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T01:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructonomics.com\/blog\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2020-01-04T17:53:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T00:53:24","slug":"construction-work-accidents-where-do-the-risks-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/constructonomics.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/17\/construction-work-accidents-where-do-the-risks-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Work Accidents- Where Do the Risks Lie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whilst the UK construction industry continues to see growth month on month, it still remains a potentially dangerous industry to be a part of, with the risk of injury apparent every day. If you were involved in an accident in your work place visit earlandearl.com\/personal-injury-attorney.html<\/a> to talk to a lawyer. To help highlight where the risks lie, the HSE release figures every year detailing stats on the number of injuries and accidents that have been reported and how they have been caused.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accident at work specialists, Tranter Cleere Solicitors<\/strong>, have trawled through the figures released for 2012\/2013 to bring you an \u2018at a glance\u2019 look at some of the key statistics released;<\/p>\n

Fatal Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a nice place to start yet the fact that there are fatal accidents within the construction industry can\u2019t be hidden. However, with more stringent health and safety precautions being taken by employers to fall as per guidance by a law firm, encouraging figures have been seen in recent years as the number of fatal injuries has continued to fall.<\/p>\n

In 2012\/13, there were 39 fatal injuries to workers within the construction industry. This figure compares to an average of 53 over the previous five years, so the number of these accidents is certainly starting to fall year on year.<\/p>\n

However, 26% of all fatal injuries were in construction, which is the greatest percentage across all of the industry sectors included. This therefore shows that there is still a fair amount of work to be done to reduce the number of fatal accidents further and bring this percentage down.<\/p>\n

The main causes of fatalities within the construction sector were as follows;<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Falls accounted for 59% of all fatalities<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Being struck by a falling or moving object accounted for 3% of all fatalities<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A collapse or overturn was the cause of 5% of construction fatalities<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0If you’ve been hit by truck<\/a>\u00a0during work made up 10% of all fatal accidents<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Electricity was the cause of 5% of fatalities<\/p>\n

Major Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Major injuries are more common with 1913 being reported to employers during 2012\/2013. With the average number of reported cases over the previous five years being 2815, the figure is considerably below this though, which highlights the continued fall in these cases over recent years.<\/p>\n

According to lawyers in St Johns, the most common causes of major injuries to construction workers were;<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Falls accounted for 28% of all major injuries<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Slips, trips and falls on the level also made up 28% of this type of injury<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Being struck by moving or falling objects was the cause of 15% of major injuries<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Handling was accountable for 8% of major injuries<\/p>\n

It is encouraging to see that the number of major injuries, which can be anything from fractures to serious burns, amputations and any loss of consciousness through a head injury, are falling with construction sites implementing improved safety standards and workers taking fewer risks. It is hoped that in the years to come this figure will continue to drop and construction sites will become much safer places to work, but regardless, we still suggest you having a solid personal injury lawyer<\/a>, in case you run into any accident in the future.<\/p>\n

Over Seven Day Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n

A seven day injury is one that sees the employee being away from work or being unable to complete their general duties for seven consecutive days, including weekends but not the day of the accident. As we learn more about this we see that, there were 3133 reported over seven day injuries in 2012\/2013, which compared to an average of 5986 from the past five years. The latter figure is however based on over three day injuries as the HSE recently changed from three to seven day reporting.<\/p>\n

The most common causes of injuries which required over seven days away from work were;<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Handling accidents accounted for 28% of this type of injury<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Slips and trips made up 23% of injuries<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Being hit or struck by moving or falling objects accounted for 10%<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Falls made up 12% of over seven day injuries<\/p>\n

It is apparent that accidents do happen in the construction industry as they do in most professions however when comparing the most recent figures to those of previous years, the results are improving with accidents on the decline. Only time and effort on the part of employers will tell as to whether this continues to improve in the long term. Still, if you happen to be involved in an accident, contact personal injury attorney near downtown Nashville for your options to secure the money and support that\u2019s critical after an accident.<\/p>\n

Usually, due to the agreement signed by the workers, they do not get the proper benefit based on their injury. The contracts are general and do not cover much about various injuries in details. If you contact the right advocate, then there are big chances of winning the right amount of settlement money. Click here to know more about this from Heninger Garrison Davis.<\/p>\n

This post was written by Oliver Kyle in partnership with Tranter Cleere Solicitors; one of the UK\u2019s leading no win, no fee accident at work solicitors.<\/em><\/p>\n

Related: Can A Pre-Existing Condition Affect Your Injury Claim?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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