In June, three construction workers died while working on a West Campus high-rise condominium project.

October of 2007, one worker was killed while working on a building at 17th Street and Colorado Street.

According to a recent study by the Workers Defense Project, a nonprofit advocating for Austin construction workers, many workers are also seriously injured, while working on various projects throughout the city.

"One in every five construction workers has been seriously injured on the job [and those injuries have been] serious enough to require medical attention," Workers Defense Project spokesperson, Emily Timm, said.

The city's recent boom in construction, over the past few years, has come at a high cost for some construction workers.

"Austin has experienced so much growth in the last few years and the result of that has been a lack of oversight and unsafe working conditions across the board for construction workers," Timm said.

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"This is an issue we need to reckon with," Austin City Council member, Chris Riley, said.

The city council plans to add City of Austin safety inspectors, to oversee the construction that is being done throughout the city.

"I think the city could actually have inspectors visiting construction sites and making sure that everything is being done in accordance with regulations and we're not exposing our workers to undue risk," Riley said.

Details are still being worked out, and there's still no word on how much it'll cost the city. Riley said the cost can definitely be justified because injuries and losses incurred during these projects are actually pretty costly to City of Austin residents.

"Workplace injuries actually wind up costing tax payers a lot of money," Riley said.

It also cost injured workers money because most don't have insurance, and Texas is the only state that doesn't require construction companies to have workers compensation.

"There's a huge social cost to our community at large and the city in particular when workers aren't being taken care of on the job," Timm said.

It's a dangerous job that's necessary for Austin to grow.

Originally city council was going to vote on this issue on Monday, when they are set to approve the budget, but now they'll vote on adding the inspectors on September 24.