09/06/2021
25 Construction Safety Statistics for 2021.
1. One in five deaths among workers is in the construction industry.
2. Of the 42 annual crane-related deaths, around 60 percent involve a falling object.
3. A total of 1,061 construction workers died on the job in 2019.
4. Each year, 9.7 of every 100,000 construction workers suffer a fatal injury, which is the fourth-highest rate of any industry.
5. Falls account for 33% of all construction deaths, and eliminating falls in construction would save more than 300 lives every year.
6. The “Fatal Four” leading causes of construction deaths (falls, struck by equipment, caught in between, and electrocutions) account for over 60 percent of all construction-related deaths.
7. Each year, 1.7 percent of construction workers suffer an injury serious enough that they miss work.
8. The construction industry accounts for 8.5% of all injuries that result in lost days of work.
9. Injury rates in construction are 71% higher than injury rates across all industries on average.
10. More than 25 percent of construction workers indicate that they had failed to report a work-related injury.
11. In 2018, there were 195,600 cases of injuries in the construction sector.
12. In 2019, construction workers ages 25-34 were most likely to sustain an injury on the job.
13. Fatal construction injuries are estimated to cost the United States $5 billion each year in health care, lost income, reduced quality of life, and lost production.
14. The total annual cost of all construction injuries in the United States is more than $11.5 billion.
15. Workers’ compensation claims for non-fatal falls account for $2.5 billion annually.
16. More than 130,000 construction workers missed days of work due to injuries in 2019, decreasing productivity.
17. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties can cost from $13,653 to $136,532 for safety violations.
18. The highest-recorded OSHA penalty in 2019 was levied against Purvis Home Improvement Co. Inc: $1,792,726 in fines for violations related to a fatal fall.
Safety Training Statistics
19. OSHA estimates that construction companies save $4 to $6 for every $1 invested in safety programs.
Companies save $4-6 for every $1 spent in safety training.
20. In 2019, the average cost of a medically consulted injury was $42,000, while the average cost per death was $1,220,000.
21. On average, construction companies spend 3.6 percent of their budgets on injuries, but only 2.6 percent on safety training.
22. 67 percent of construction workers feel that standards are higher for productivity than for safety.
23. 55 percent of workers believe they need more safety training, and 25 percent worry about being injured every day.
24. OSHA safety certifications take between 10 and 30 hours to complete and cost between $60 and $180 dollars.
25. Over 60 percent of construction accidents occur within an employee’s first year of work, highlighting the need for proactive, high-quality training.
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