Manuel Colorado, 36, lost his balance doing construction work in Brooklyn and fell 19 feet to his death. Only days later, 58-year-old Gurmeet Singh died after falling eight stories off a scaffold in Manhattan, and twelve days after that, Lukasz Stolarski, who was 31, died when he......
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Is the New York City Council putting special interests ahead of the safety of New York City's construction workers? That is the opinion of the editorial writers at the New York Post regarding an acrimonious construction safety proposal that has publicly opened up verbal hos......
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, across the United States in July 2017, more than 6.8 million workers were employed in the construction industry.Construction is dangerous. In fact, more job-related deaths happen in construction than in any other line of work in......
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10% of all construction accidents are caused by falling objects. Construction workers, as well as pedestrians, can often fall victim to these accidents by simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.In a large metropolis l......
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Our NYC personal injury law firm has learned that another construction worker has fallen victim to a contractor's negligence in New York City. Roger Vail, 62, fell more than 10 stories to his death while working at 400 W. 33rd Street. He was doing a survey on the 16th floor......
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that more than four thousand working people in the private sector died on the job in the U.S. in 2015.Fatalities among construction workers accounted for 937 of those on-the-job deaths - more than one in five.Also ea......
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The eyeball is a very sensitive part of the body, which makes it more susceptible to injury. A few of these physical injuries are so serious they can even lead to the loss of vision. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reported that physical damage to the......
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A slip and fall accident occurs when an unknowing victim falls down because another person negligently allowed a dangerous condition to exist. A common example of a slip and fall case is when someone falls on a wet or slippery surface because a business fails to put up a “w......
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Whether it's handling nail guns, jackhammers, bulldozers, cranes, or even forklifts, there are several dangers that can be associated with handling heavy machinery. Nonetheless, it is customary for construction workers to use these kinds of tools while they are on the......
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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), electricity has been recognized as a serious work place hazard that accounts for as much as 5% of work place fatalities. Electricity exposes employees to serious injuries such as electric shock, electrocu......
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