Bloomberg Businessweek recently reported that New York City construction accidents dropped 18 percent in 2011, which the city attributed to safety measures put in place since 2008.

While this is certainly good news, it doesn't solve all the ills of the industry and it still leaves New York City construction accidents as one of the most deadly and injury filled occupations citywide. Our New York City construction accident lawyers still believe there are far too many accidents, despite what the numbers purport to showmjYwcFs.jpg.

According to the United States Department of Labor, of 4,547 worksite deaths in 2010, 751, or 17 percent, were in the construction field. About 14 percent of fatal injuries at work were due to falls and another 16 percent were due to contact with objects and equipment -- both of which are common in the construction field.

And given that many contractors often work on a single site, there are times when negligence, a lack of proper training and foolish moves can lead to an injury of a worker from a different company. It's also possible for the public -- especially in crowded and busy New York City -- to be injured if proper precautions and policies aren't followed.

In those cases, an injured person may require compensation for injuries that were caused as a result of someone else's negligence. And while a decline in accidents is good news, it doesn't stop the fact that New York City construction accidents are among the easiest ways to get hurt at work.

According to the news report, construction accidents dipped 18 percent and those that resulted in injury dropped 7.8 percent. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the decline was based, in part, on measures put into place in 2008 to try to keep construction workers and passersby safe.

In 2011, five accidents resulted in death, a jump from four in 2010. In 2010, the total number of construction accidents in the city was 157, but that number fell to 128. Mishaps that caused injury dropped from 165 to 152.

These numbers come as construction activity increased by about 8 percent. Rules that prohibit smoking caused a drop in workplace fires, while cocoons used to hold tools have worked to prevent materials from falling. New rules began going in place after three people died in two crane accidents in a three-month span in 2008.

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