An examination of the data for type of machine found that tractors (4,279 or 29%), forklifts (1,487 or 10%), excavating machines (1,078 or 7%), loaders (953 or 7%), and cranes (720 or 5%) were involved in the largest numbers of deaths.The leading causes of private sector worker deaths (excluding highway collisions) in the construction industry were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and caught-in/between.
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An examination of the data for type of machine found that tractors (4,279 or 29%), forklifts (1,487 or 10%), excavating machines (1,078 or 7%), loaders (953 or 7%), and cranes (720 or 5%) were involved in the largest numbers of deaths.The leading causes of private sector worker deaths (excluding highway collisions) in the construction industry were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and caught-in/between.