Construction safety isn’t aspirational — it’s codified. OSHA standards define what every site owes its workers, the ‘fatal four’ hazards define where violations kill, and for injured workers, skipped norms convert into evidence.
- Fall protection: the most-cited standard on earth — guardrails, harnesses, and hole covers at height; falls lead construction deaths precisely where these are skipped.
- The rest of the fatal four: struck-by (equipment zones, rigging), caught-between (trench protection above all), electrocution (lockout, clearance) — each with specific, written duties.
- The system duties: training in a language workers understand, equipment maintenance, competent-person inspections, and hazard communication — the paper trail that discovery reads later.
- What violation means for the injured: comp pays regardless — and violations by non-employer site actors (GCs, other subs, owners) power the third-party claims where full damages live. Reporting hazards is protected activity; retaliation for it is unlawful.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our site skips harnesses to ‘make schedule.’ What can workers actually do?
Document, report internally, and know OSHA complaints can be filed confidentially — and if injury comes first, the skipped protection becomes the case. Retaliation protections back all of it.
Does an OSHA citation after my injury win my claim?
It’s strong evidence, not a verdict — comp doesn’t need it, and the third-party case still gets built. No citation doesn’t mean no case, either.
What does hiring you cost?
No attorney’s fee unless we recover; percentage and cost handling are in the written fee agreement. Consultations are free.
Questions about your situation? Call (215) 464-4600 or contact us online — free, confidential consultations, contingency-fee representation.