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Construction worker critically injured after falling in a trench in New York City

A hard hat worker suffered critical injury in a NYC construction accident yesterday. A construction truck hit a suspended cable line causing a pole to fall, knocking down the construction worker into a 15 foot trench. The accident happened at the corner of East 49th Street and Rutland Road in…

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Adopting and developing safety culture in the constrution industry not only prevents injury and death but also improves ROI and improves the ability to attract and retain good construction workers

Construction workers have a high risk of getting injured or even dying in an accident while at work. Construction accidents often happen when negligent contractors try to save time or money and put profit ahead of their own workers safety. A new study looking at safety practices among contractors shows that…

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A New York construction company and its supervisor are blaming each other for the death of a young construction worker

Last year Carlos Moncayo died in a construction accident in New York. Moncaya was working on a construction site located at 9-19 Ninth Ave in the meatpacking district in Manhattan where the old Pastis restaurant was turned into a Restoration Hardware Store. The 22 year old construction worker was buried in a pit…

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NY developer who exposed construction workers to lead and asbestos dangers to pay 700K in penalties

Picture source: Google Map A NY developer who exposed construction workers to lead and asbestos hazard during the renovation and the clean up of an abandoned psychiatric hospital Upstate New York  settled with the US Labor Department. As part of the settlement, the developer committed to enhance safeguard for the employees…

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A New York City construction workers dies after falling two stories

A 21 year old worker died in a construction accident in Brooklyn NYC. Yesterday afternoon Alex Santizo from Queens was working on the construction site of a two-family townhouse on 45th street near 12th Ave in Borough Park, Brooklyn. He was on the second floor of the house when the…

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3 people died in a tugboat accident at a Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Site in Upstate NY

3 men died after their tugboat crashed into a barge at a Tappan Zee Bridge construction site on Saturday morning. 63 year old Paul Amon from New Jersey, 29 year old Timothy Conklin from Long Island and 56 year old Harry Hernandez from Staten Island were the 3 crew members…

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Work related injuries exacerbate income inequality

Personal injury attorneys representing construction workers that have been injured at work understand too well the economic consequences of such accidents. When a worker is injured he will not only have direct costs such as medical expenses but also indirect ones such as lost wages and fringe benefits as well as…

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Musculoskeletal disorders and Injuries are the main cause of permanent disability among Construction Sheet Metal Workers

Among all construction workers, sheet metal workers have one of the highest risks of personal injury. Some of them are injured so badly that they are permanently disabled. A recent study published in the American Journal of  Industrial Medicine provides an Analysis of Permanent Work Disability Among Construction Sheet Metal…

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Two construction supervisors involved in separate fatal NYC construction accidents had their licenses revoked by the Department of Buildings

After a construction worker died and four others suffered personal injury in a construction accident in Brooklyn, NYC, in 2011, the negligent “special instructor” who failed to perform crucial safety inspections on the site of the accident had his license revoked by the New York City Department of Buildings on Friday.…

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To prevent fatal construction accidents in New York such as last week’s crane accident, Mayor de Blasio announces increased inspections of construction sites and higher penalties for safety hazards

A week after a man died in a crane collapse in New York, the Mayor announced that the city will kick off a massive inspection blitz of construction sites and quadruple penalties for serious violations of safety on construction sites. The construction boom in the city has led to a dramatic…

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