Las Vegas has always flourished through growth. But never before has booming construction on the Strip taken such a toll in lives.
The 12 construction deaths in less than 19 months exceed the total reported for the entire 1990s building boom.
National safety experts are alarmed.
They say contractors are taking too many shortcuts and Nevada agencies are lax in oversight.
Workers say they feel unsafe on rushed and crowded construction sites. But state safety officials and union locals say the workers themselves are to blame.
This page features the Sun's series, which includes stories, a video, an interactive and documents from OSHA concerning the deaths, plus follow-up stories.
