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Employees of a Philadelphia contractor were exposed to fall hazards as high as 18 feet, according to OSHA enforcement personnel, who also found trenching dangers at the worksite they inspected.

Thirty-six Illinois workers have died on the job since Jan. 1, 2016. That’s an average of one life lost each week in the Prairie State, and it represents a 28 percent increase in workplace deaths since 2013. Struck-by hazards and falls in construction and other industries combined to account for the majority of workplace fatalities.

OSHA, TekSolv and American Allied Safety Council, Southwestern Illinois Building Trades Council, and Council of Owners of Construction Associates Inc. have established an alliance that will provide safety training, safety resources, and information to roughly 10,000 skilled training workers in Southwestern Illinois.

OSHA inspectors in Ocala, Florida looked up, and saw employees of D.R. Horton Inc. – one of the nation’s largest homebuilders , installing roofing sheathing without benefit of fall protection.

After its latest OSHA inspection, a Florida contractor has increased the health and safety violations it’s been cited for to 23, and the fines it faces to more than $66K.

The risks of working at heights can be deceiving. In workplaces, no matter the height, the risks are too often discounted – until someone falls.

In 2014, 4,821 people were killed on the job, up 5 percent from the 4,585 reported in 2013 and the highest number since 2008, when 5,214 were killed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction workers, accounting for 337 of the 874 construction fatalities recorded in 2014 (BLS preliminary data). Those deaths were preventable. Fall prevention safety standards were among the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards, during fiscal year 2014.

As the construction industry changes and develops new safety protocols, it’s tough to keep up with what injury statistics continue to hold true. Below are 13 surprising construction injury: