You don’t have to work on a construction site to be hurt by one. Every day, people walk past active job sites on the way to work, run errands near buildings under renovation, or park near a site with cranes and scaffolding overhead. When a tool, piece of lumber, or chunk of material falls from above, it can strike a passerby with enough force to cause a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI) — through no fault of their own.
If you or a family member was injured by falling debris as a bystander, pedestrian, or visitor in California, here’s what…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) categorizes four fatal construction accidents. The accidents are: falls, electrocutions, striking by objects, and getting caught or stuck between objects. These are the main causes of death among construction site workers. Other causes of construction site accidents include injuries from parts and materials, such as pipes, nails, and screws; overexertion because of working long hours; and being caught in collapsed trenches, among many others.
The Scope of the Problem in San Francisco
These accidents are problematic given that when a construction worker is injured, many aspects of their lives are affected. The greatest…
