Construction workers should generally wear the appropriate safety equipment on site, no matter the project. This strongly implies that there are many risks and dangers associated with construction work and that many safety precautions must be taken for everyone’s health and well-being to be appropriately maintained. Unfortunately, passersby are in grave danger whenever proper preventive …
New York laws and regulations require that most employers carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance provides coverage in the event that a covered employee is injured on the job. The purpose of carrying workers’ compensation insurance is twofold: it protects employers from being bankrupted by a large verdict, and it provides a faster way …
Construction never stops in NYC. Whether it is through rain, snow, sleet, or freezing ice storms, work sites remain open and construction teams continue to go about their jobs, building and maintaining our great city. Long Island workplace accident lawyers see all sorts of injuries each year, and construction workers make up a big percentage …
On September 20, 2017, a West Penn Power worker was seriously injured while working on power lines in Florida and helping with Hurricane Irma relief efforts, according to news reports by the Westmoreland Tribune. Electrical injuries are a major threat of severe storms. Following Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy was forced …
When someone is injured on a New York construction site, the injuries can be catastrophic. From brain injuries to amputations, construction site accidents can be some of the worst injuries handled by accident lawyers. What makes them even worse is the complex system of laws one must navigate in order to be properly compensated. A …
How Do Injured Workers Receive Benefits? New York laws and regulations require that most employers carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance provides coverage in the event that a covered employee is injured on the job. The purpose of carrying workers’ compensation insurance is twofold: it protects employers from being bankrupted by a large verdict, …
If you work in the construction trades, you know that your job is dangerous. The construction industry consistently ranks among the leading segments of the economy for work-related injuries and fatalities. This trend is even more disturbing given recently released data indicating that injuries and fatalities involving construction workers have risen sharply in New York …
One of the accident victims who was seriously injured in last month’s Worth Street crane collapse accident has filed a claim against the city for $30 million in compensation, citing a mixture of carelessness, negligence and recklessness by the city in its control over the crane’s use on that windy day. The 73-year-old accident victim, …
A construction worker, yet to be identified, lies critically injured in the hospital after falling 5 stories from a block in Flatiron that was undergoing a condo conversion. When he landed, he was impaled by a steel bar. The building is situated at 34 West 17th Street, which had recently been purchased by Atkins and …
The worker who was killed when a Midtown building in the process of being demolished collapsed on Saturday was 26-year-old Pedro Bacilio. He lost his life when the five-story house at 27 W. 38th St. between 5th and 6th Avenues fell down. A second worker was trapped for three hours in the rubble before he …
A 50-year-old construction worker fell several feet from a ladder on a construction site in an MTA subway, it has been reported this week. The site, which is subterranean, is situated on Second Avenue and 69th Street on the Upper East Side. Because the accident happened below ground, the man was retrieved by firefighters by …
Two construction workers at a disused building in Mineola on Long Island got more than they bargained for when a ceiling collapsed on them as they were preparing the area for asbestos decontamination. The two construction workers were part of a team of 19 who were preparing the old Social Security headquarters for Nassau County …
A personal injury lawsuit has been settled in favor of an injured construction worker and his wife four years after an accident at the Roosevelt Field mall. The combined settlement was for $7.6 million awarded by a Manhattan jury after a trial that lasted nine days. The accident happened on April 15th 2010 when the …
It was some time ago in 2008 that Donald Leo, a crane operator, fell 200 feet to his death and fellow workmate Ramadan Kurtaj was crushed when the crane fell at an Upper East Side construction site. It was alleged after the fatal accidents that the crane had been inadequately maintained. The owner, James Lomma …
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