Queens Construction Safety Statistics
OSHA Injury Tracking Application data for Queens County construction establishments — 2023 reporting year.
Queens at a Glance — 2023
Queens led all NYC boroughs in construction injury reports, accounting for 54.8% of all citywide injuries from 44.2% of reporting establishments.
Full Queens Injury Data — 2023
| Metric | Queens | All NYC | Queens Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Establishments | 202 | 457 | 44.2% |
| Total Employees | 17,977 | 42,469 | 42.3% |
| Total Injuries | 426 | 778 | 54.8% |
| Deaths | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| Days Away From Work Cases | 290 | 527 | 55.0% |
| Days of Job Transfer/Restriction Cases | 30 | — | — |
| Other Recordable Cases | 124 | — | — |
| Skin Disorders | 5 | — | — |
| Respiratory Conditions | 3 | — | — |
| Hearing Loss Cases | 2 | — | — |
| Total Hours Worked | 33,235,156 | 92,207,266 | 36.0% |
| Total Days Away From Work | 13,976 | — | — |
Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Summary Data 2023. Downloaded from osha.gov/Establishment-Specific-Injury-and-Illness-Data
How Queens Compares
Queens' injury rate of 2.6 per 200,000 hours worked was above the citywide average of 1.7. The Bronx had the highest rate at 2.9, while Manhattan had the lowest at 0.9.
| Borough | Establishments | Injuries | Deaths | Injury Rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens | 202 | 426 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Manhattan | 142 | 192 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Brooklyn | 69 | 86 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Bronx | 24 | 41 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Staten Island | 20 | 33 | 0 | 2.7 |
*Per 200,000 hours worked.
Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Summary Data 2023. Downloaded from osha.gov/Establishment-Specific-Injury-and-Illness-Data
What the Queens Data Shows
Highest Volume of Any Borough
Queens reported 426 injuries — 54.8% of all NYC construction injuries — from 202 reporting establishments. That's more than Manhattan (192) despite having a similar employee count.
13,976 Days Away From Work
Queens' 290 days-away-from-work cases resulted in 13,976 total lost workdays — an average of 48.2 days per case. These aren't minor scrapes. Workers are losing weeks and months of income.
Two Fatalities in 2023
Queens and the Bronx each recorded 2 construction deaths in 2023 — the only boroughs to report fatalities in the OSHA ITA dataset. Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island reported zero.
Occupational Health Concerns
Queens reported 5 skin disorder cases, 3 respiratory conditions, and 2 hearing loss cases — the most of any borough in all three categories. These indicate ongoing exposure to hazardous materials and noise on Queens construction sites.
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