Nine construction workers were killed in New York City jobsite incidents in 2021, but the number of all construction-related safety incidents in the city declined for the third year straight even as construction activity rose.
The New York Dept. of Buildings (DOB) recently released its annual Construction Safety Report, which identified 712 safety incidents at construction sites in 2021 that involved the agency being called to respond by first responders, site safety professionals or contractors. That includes incidents that resulted in an injury or death, and others such as a wall collapse or material drop that involved no injuries.