In this paper Construction Industry in India and other developing countries faces a wide range of challenges, one of which is the frequent occurrence of accidents in the work areas. This Paper presents results of a research that concentrated on investigating causes of accidents on construction projects in India. During the last few years several accidents have occurred on various construction projects all over the country, of which have been fatal. The main focus of studying this topic is to

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... ntify the major reasons which are responsible for occurring construction site accident & their mitigate measures. Method which will help to management to understand the problem. The main purpose for prepare this study is to identify the factor affecting for construction site accident, also guideline for avoiding them. INTRODUCTION Construction work is hazardous work. The National Safety Council reports that in 1996 alone, 1,000 construction workers lost their lives at work and another 350,000 received disabling injuries. Construction accounted for only 5% of the workforce but claimed a disproportionate 20% of all occupational fatalities and 9% of all disabling occupational injuries. In India, construction industry holds the second position next to agriculture industry. The annual turnover of the construction industry in India is about 4000 Billion Rupees, which is more than 6% of the National GDP employing a large work force the number of fatalities occurring from construction work in the industry is quite disturbing and fall of person from height and through openings are the major causes for serious accidents. But the accidents occurring in India is very high compared to the foreign countries. The prevention of construction accidents usually entails predicting future accidents and their nature under given circumstances. The making of such predictions is based on knowledge about past accidents. The major causes of accidents in the construction industry are related to the unique nature of the industry, human behaviour, difficult work-site conditions, and poor safety management which result in unsafe work methods and procedures.