The United States Department of Labor reported 5,333 workers died on the job in a recent year. Of those, roughly 20 percent were in construction, with one in five worker deaths taking place in construction areas.According to the OSHA, the Fatal Four causes of deadly construction accidents are:Falls (39 percent)Struck by an object (8 percent)Electrocutions (7 percent)Caught in between objects (5 percent)Together, these types of accidents account for 59 percent of all fatal accidents involving construction workers.