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The Most Dangerous Jobs on a Construction Site

The Most Dangerous Jobs on a Construction Site

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 This episode of Hard Hats & Justice lays out the most dangerous jobs in New York construction—and the legal protections workers are owed but too often never receive. Chris Gorayeb breaks down the hazards tied to demolition, high-elevation work, towers, confined spaces, and defective tools, showing how nearly every catastrophic injury stems from preventable safety failures. He explains exactly when the law places responsibility on building owners and general contractors, why falls remain the leading cause of death in the industry, and how violations of Labor Law §240(1) and equipment-safety statutes can make a case extremely valuable. The message is blunt: workers have more rights than they're told, and if they're injured on any of these high-risk sites, they may be entitled to significant compensation—regardless of what an employer claims. FULL TRANSCRIPT (As provided, unedited) The demolition worker is struck by an unsecured wall. A roofer and Queens climbs one story too high without proper protection and falls. A labrum in Hatton fires a defective nail gun and is sent straight to the hospital emergency room. Different workers, different days, same problem, preventable dangers. And every one of them had the law on their side, but not the protection they deserved. I'm Chris Garea. If you've worked in construction in New York, you already know the truth. It's one of the most dangerous jobs in America, but inside the industry, some jobs and some worksites are far more lethal than others. Today we're breaking down the most hazardous roles and environments OSHA has identified. Demolition, high elevation work, communication towers, confined spaces, defective tools, and equipment, and more. Not to scare you, but to arm you. Because when you know the risks, you can demand the protections the law requires. And if you've been injured doing any of these jobs, you may need, you may be, entailed, to significant financial compensation, no matter what your employer tells you. Let's start with demolition. OSHA calls it reverse engineering with additional hazards. That's a polite way of saying everything that can go wrong usually does. And anyone that works in construction and demolition knows that's the truth. You can be burned, crushed, injured by falling debris, or falling persons. You can be electrocuted. Most of these risks are preventable, but demolition crews are often pushed to work fast. They're short on manpower. There's not set proper safety, planning. If you're on a demolition team and some that collapses, falls, or explodes, that's not part of the job. That's a legal failure by whoever runs the site. Let's talk about working in heights. Elevation-related risks. Whether someone is working on a house or a skyscraper, working at a height is the deadliest job in construction. Falls make up nearly 40% of all construction-related deaths in the United States every year. Often a worker falls because no harness has been provided or because the scaffold wasn't secured. Or guardrails were not in place. Those things in New York state are a violation of something called the New York state labor law, Section 240, sub-1, and which make the owner of a building and the general contractors that work for those owners responsible for accidents involving falls. When someone falls, the law protects that person. Not site safety, not the foreman, or the superintendent of the job site can tell you, the accident was your fault. You should have been more careful. The law is crystal clear. When you are working at a height, you must be provided with fall protection. And if you are not, the law has been violated and both the owner and general contractor are responsible for those violations. Let's talk about power tools. The law says that all tools and equipment must be safe and in good working order. For instance, a grinder without a guard is a violation of the law. An unguarded table saw is a violation of the law. A defective nail gun. Those are all violations of the law. The law says that all equipment on a job site must be safe and in good working order. If you are using one of those tools or piece of equipment that is not in good working order or is unguarded and you are injured, a violation of the law has occurred. And a violation occurs again. Both the owner and the general contractor are responsible for those violations, which means that you have a case that can be extremely valuable and that you will win. The most dangerous work sites that we often run into or we obtain clients involved in is people working on towers, roofs, one slip and fall, one misstep, one defective railing, a loose ocean plank can result in devastating injuries and unfortunately, occasionally death. In fact, just yesterday, we settled a case for a family where a gentleman fell 40 feet and died while working on a car dealership. Confined spaces are also dangerous places. There are particular laws regarding those. We are currently representing an ...
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