DID YOU KNOW? According to the most recent OSHA statistics available, 5,250 workers died on the job in 2018, or more than 100 a week. Out of 4,779 worker fatalities in private industry, 1,008 — or more than 21% — happened in construction. The leading cause of death, excluding highway collisions, in construction? Falls. Criminal prosecutions are rare under the law that established OSHA, but they have been on the rise in recent years, along with the number of fines levied, due to changes made during the Obama administration. According to the latest "Death on the Job" report by the AFL-CIO released in […]