Caught-in, Caught-between Construction Deaths on the Rise

The construction industry recorded the most caught-in or caught-between worker deaths from 2011 to 2015 with a total of 275 worker deaths in the five-year period, according to a report from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR). About 69% of those deaths were attributed to "being caught or crushed in collapsing materials". That is a 50% increase over the five-year period.

In 2015 alone, 68 construction workers died from a caught-in or between accident — a 33% increase from 2011.

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