Construction employment holding firm in Colorado Springs
Executive Summary by Becky Hurley
A steady stream of construction job seekers walks through the door at SOS Staffing at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, an hour when skilled tradesmen and general laborers are traditionally on the job.
Jose Baca, general foreman for M.A. Mortenson Construction, is working on tank maintenance facilities at the mountain post. “I’ve never seen so many people looking for work in the 25 years I’ve been in the business,” said Vince Colarelli, president of Colarelli Construction.
Two years ago, construction in the residential and commercial sectors was booming. Residential building permits totaled 4,200 for the year and El Paso County registered more than $1 billion of value in new construction projects. With construction at near record levels, anyone who wanted to work could find a job.
SOS Staffing works with about 20 construction companies, and placements have started to pick up during the last couple of months, Atkinson said.
Construction Workers are at Risk for Fatal Accidents
Executive Summary By Peter Kent
Construction workers who work on construction sites have the highest risk of being in a fatal accident than any other workers. safety regulations in place.
* One of every five workplace fatalities is a construction worker.
* There were 1,225 fatal occupational injuries in construction in 2001, excluding fatalities on September 11. Also in 2001, there were 481,400 nonfatal injuries and illnesses in construction.
* Because only about 10% of construction companies employ more than 20 workers, the great majority have no formal job safety regulations or programs in place.
* In 1992, the “lost-workday” rate for workers in the construction industry was 5.7 per every 100 full-time workers.
* Nationwide, about 15% of workers’ compensation costs are attributable to injuries in the construction industry.
Almost every injury that construction workers suffer could makes the worker eligible for workers compensation rights.
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