Construction fatalities dropped dramatically in the city last year as a decade-long building boom came to a halt, but accidents and injuries rose, city statistics show.
There were three fatal construction accidents last year compared to 19 in 2008 – an 84% drop and the lowest rate in four years. In 2007, 12 people died in construction accidents; 18 died in 2006.
BY Brian Kates, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
