The 2024 Deadly Skyline report reveals a troubling rise in construction worker deaths in New York City, even as statewide fatalities declined slightly. In 2022, 24 construction workers were killed in NYC, continuing a deadly upward trend. The report points to reduced inspections, weakened enforcement, and unsafe conditions on non-union job sites, while emphasizing that many of these deaths were preventable with proper training, oversight, and enforcement of existing safety laws.
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