Entries Tagged as 'Construction Accidents'
New York State (NYS) Workers Compensation Lawsuits-Claim Guide by Injury Lawyer
October 21st, 2008 · No Comments
As per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 4 million workers were injured on the job during 2005 and 5,700 workers lost their lives from work related injuries. New York State’s no-fault worker’s compensation program is meant to provide financial protection to workers hurt on the job and to provide them [...]
Tags: Accident Injuries · Construction Accidents · Personal Injury
Construction Worker died in Scaffolding Accident : Update by NYC Lawyer
September 14th, 2008 · No Comments
A 38 year old man, Miguel Rodriguez died in a scaffolding accident at Morningside Heights construction site on Thursday.
The victim fell five stories to his death when his scaffolding collapsed. He was wearing a safety harness, but it was not tethered to the building.
Malik Hussain, 26, who is the owner of Classic Painting & [...]
Tags: Construction Accidents · New York · Wrongful Death
Most Dangerous Jobs in America : Update by New York Injury Attorney
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Fishing, logging and flying were considered as some of the most dangerous jobs in America in 2007. These jobs witnessed death rate which was highest as compared to others, according to the report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
However workplace fatalities dropped in the United States during 2007, but the number of [...]
Tags: Accident Injuries · Accidents · Construction Accidents · Personal Injury · Wrongful Death
New York Construction Worker Seriously Injured In a Fall Accident
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
A New York construction worker got seriously injured after falling from fourth floor of a building in Queens this morning.
According to officials a 40 year old fell when he was installing guard rails on a residential building. He was not wearing safety harness at that time.
The worker was taken to Elmhurst Hospital by the fire [...]
Tags: Accident Injuries · Accidents · Construction Accidents · New York · Personal Injury · Queens
Construction Worker from Queens, New York died in Accident
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
A construction worker from Queens, New York was killed on Tuesday when a truck struck a cherry picker he was on which resulted in his fall from 50 feet to the pavement below.
Witnesses say one of the two workers on the lift fell close to three stories to the ground.
The severely bleeding victim was pronounced [...]
Tags: Accidents · Construction Accidents
City Council Hearing on Construction Safety
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
The New York City Council will hold a hearing today on legislation which deals with construction site and crane safety.
Earlier this month, Li Mandri had announced that there will be a major upgrade of the Building Code. This upgrade will be held for the first time in more than 4 decades.
This new building code will [...]
Tags: Construction Accidents · Legal News · New York
City Inspector Indicted On Charges Related To Deadly Crane Collapse
July 4th, 2008 · No Comments
The city worker who allegedly lied about inspecting a crane days before it collapsed on construction site, killing seven people has been indicted.
Edward Marquette was charged with tampering public records, falsifying business records, official misconduct and other charged. He had also resigned from the Buildings Department in March.
Building officials reported that Marquette
Marquette was supposed to [...]
Tags: Construction Accidents · Legal News · New York
Construction Accident at Liberty Island, NYC
June 21st, 2008 · No Comments
A construction accident was reported at the Statue of Liberty where one construction worker was injured. The construction worker fell from a cooling tower and toppled 20 feet into a pit. He was taken to the hospital by helicopter.
The extent of his injuries is yet to be ascertained by the hospital authorities. This accident was [...]
Tags: Construction Accidents
Brooklyn Engineer Faces Charges for Fatal Work Site Collapse in NY
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Brooklyn engineer Abraham Hertzberg has been charged due to negligence which led to a construction worker’s (Lauro Ortega ) death. The worker died on the construction site which led to the arrest of the site owner.
The engineer of a Construction site located in Brooklyn faced charges. A construction worker of this Brooklyn construction site died, [...]
Tags: Construction Accidents
Cracked Downtown Manhattan, New York Crane to Be Dismantled
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Two cracks were found in the turntable of a Tower crane by inspectors. This tower crane was owned by New York Crane.
The crane was shut down in March, due to a missing pin of the I-beam.
A close inspection reportedly found that the Crane’s boom lock mechanism was not functioning properly.
This crane was part of the [...]
