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November 23, 2006
Construction Deaths in NYC
The number of deaths on NYC construction sites is way up in the last 12 months. Simply a product of the building boom?
Add the fact that of 29 deaths, only 5 were on union sites, and the conclusions look a little different.
Especially when OSHA admits that they are largely dependent on workers' informing them of unsafe conditions. In other words, they rely on workers being organized (in either a formal or informal sense).
Other relevent stats: most of the dead were immigrants.
Politicians' response: try to limit the survivors' ability to sue for damages.
Posted by Sam at November 23, 2006 01:38 AM
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