Fire at an NYC Construction Site Highlights Burn Injury Risks
According to research published by the National Library of Medicine, βoccupational burn injuries remain a workplace safety concern.β The research revealed that more than a million non-fatal occupational burns were treated in emergency departments in the United States over the course of a single decade, and 450,000 burns in 2013 alone necessitated medical treatment.Β Burns can be serious, very costly to treat and can leave lasting scarring.Β Burn injuries can also be fatal to affected workers. Burns can happen in many different industries, including the field of construction. Just recently, News 10 reported on a fire at a construction site that luckily did not lead