Construction worker Sebastian Sanchez, 30, of Fort Worth was working on a demolition job on the TCU (Texas Christian University) campus on Monday when a chimney fell on him, causing him fatal injuries. Mr. Sanchez was engaged in demolition of a property on the TCU campus for Zamora Construction when the chimney collapse occurred.
The hearts and prayers of our Texas construction accident attorneys at Denena Points, PC are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Mr. Sanchez on this tragic occasion.
Mr. Sanchez’s death adds to the alarming number of fatal on-the-job injuries that have plagued Texas over the past years. Our Texas construction accident attorneys have recently written about the new data from the Texas Department of Insurance and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that fatal on-the-job injuries went up 20% in Texas in 2012 from 2011.
The agencies’ data points out that the most dangerous occupation in Texas is driving an 18-wheeler. The second most dangerous occupation is being a construction worker. The construction industry suffers from a Fatal Four: the four causes of construction worker death that most frequently bring tragedy to these workers and their families.
One of these primary causes of fatal on-the-job injuries in the construction and demolition industry is being struck by an object. Sometimes the object is one that has been hoisted aloft by a crane. In other instances, like the tragic chimney collapse at TCU, it’s rubble from a structural collapse.
Most construction accidents are preventable with proper care. Click the link to learn more about the Fatal Four causes of most construction worker deaths as identified by U.S. OSHA.
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