Construction's "Fatal Four” Out of 3,945* worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2012, 775 or 19.6% were in construction. The leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and caught-in/between. These "Fatal Four" were responsible for nearly three out of five (56%) construction worker deaths in 2012*, BLS reports. Eliminating the Fatal Four would save 435 workers' lives in America every year. Falls - 278 out of 775 total deaths in construction in CY 2012 (36%) Struck by Object - 78 (10%) Electrocutions - 66 (9%) Caught-in/between - 13 (2%)
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