And finally… 13 of history’s most dangerous construction projects

Iconic construction always has a risk to it, so YourTradeBase has created an infographic visualising some of the most dangerous construction projects in history.

It features 13 of the world’s most famous construction projects, highlighting surprising death tolls and what caused these fatalities.

For example;



  • 25,000 people died whilst building Panama Canal due to extremely hot/ humid working conditions, tropical diseases and falling or being crushed to death.
  • 30,000 people died whilst building Aswan Dam in Egypt. This was due to falling rocks, limited concern for safety and no barriers to the construction sites.
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