It may seem a job laden with hazards, but on the flipside you’d have thought that with stringent health and safety regulations and sophisticated technology construction might be a less risky job. However, from power tool-related accidents to falls, the US recorded 965 work fatalities across the construction sector in 2017. This is equal to a rate of 12.2 deaths per 100,000 workers, although the fatality rate has slightly decreased since the previous year.
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