On behalf of posted in Slip and Fall on Monday, January 25, 2016. This past weekend, New York City experienced not only its first significant snowfall of the 2015/2016 winter season, but also a record breaking blizzard. While the winter...
CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED AFTER FALLING OFF ROOF
On behalf of posted in Construction Accidents on Monday, December 7, 2015. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, during 2013 alone, roughly one out of every five U.S. workplace fatalities occurred in the...
Why New York City’s Scaffold Safety Law is so important
Throughout New York City, it’s common to see buildings covered in skeletal frames of metal bars and wooden planks. This is due in part to the current construction boom as well as the city's Scaffold Safety Law. The law was enacted in an effort to protect...
Who is responsible for the safety of contract construction workers?
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, during 2013 alone, roughly one out of every five U.S. workplace fatalities occurred in the construction industry. From scaling scaffolding and working from heights to performing excavation work and...
Number of fatal NYC construction accidents climbs to 7
Throughout New York City, signs of economic progress and prosperity are abound. One of the most noticeable indicators of the city’s strong economy revolves around the current building boom. Already this year a total of 43,783 building permits have been...
Anatomy of a Personal injury Case in New York
If you have been injured from a motor vehicle accident or a fall, your first trip may be to the hospital. At the hospital you will be asked how the injury happened. This will usually be documented in the hospital record. Following the discharge from the hospital when...
Was Brooklyn construction worker’s fall from safety violations?
Even though working in construction is inherently more dangerous than working in, say, a Midtown office building, it is not unreasonable for construction workers to expect for their employers to keep them safe. This means that employers need to have sufficient...
Construction accidents rate high among Latinos in New York
Construction can be dangerous work, with 75 workers per year being killed in accidents in the state of New York alone. However, recent studies have shown that workers of Hispanic descent are more likely to die in construction accidents than workers of any other ethnic...
Why New York’s scaffold law is important for construction workers
Construction workers in New York have some of the most dangerous jobs. They are expected to work with large machinery, heavy equipment and at soaring heights. It's not hard to imagine how a worker could become injured on a construction site. Right now, New York...
Construction worker injured after falling off roof
Construction workers here in New York expect that their employers will provide them with safe working conditions and, in the event of injury, will provide them with compensation to cover medical costs and lost wages. But when a construction site is considered illegal,...