Fatal construction accidents are increasing in New York at an alarming rate. From a low of 26 fatalities in 2009 to 68 deaths in 2017 and 61 lives lost in 2018 (the most recent year of U.S....

More than 100 Americans die on the job in any given week, and more than 20 percent of those fatalities occur in the construction industry. Nearly 60 percent of all construction worker fatalities are the result of the “Fatal Four,” which include: Falls Struck...