To prevent construction accidents on the current and upcoming construction projects on Manhattan’s West Side related to the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the newly created “West Side Safety Team” will focus on cranes and derricks, excavations, scaffolds and construction hoists at New Building, major alterations and demolition projects. The Hudson…
A man died in an elevator accident last July at the 49ers stadium construction site but OSHA recently concluded that Schindler Elevator Corp., the elevator Construction Company and project’s general contractor, Turner/Devcon, a joint venture between Turner Construction Co. of New York and Devcon Construction Inc. of Milpitas didn’t merit…
Among all construction accidents, falls are the leading cause of death. Contractors are required by law to protect their employees from falling by supplying and ensuring the use of legally required safeguards that can prevent personal injuries and save lives. Flintlock Construction Services LLC, the Mamaroneck-based general contractor for the…
10 Lawyers from Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom&Rubinowitz were recently selected by their peers as New York Super Lawyers for 2013. Our primary practice area is personal injury. We handle all types of personal injury cases including medical malpractice, car accident, product liability, construction accident and wrongful death cases.…
Peter J. Saghir has been selected to the 2013 New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in New York are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Since joining the firm, Peter’s focus has been…
A 33 year old man was seriously injured after he fell in a 8 by 10 foot trench and was trapped by debris at a construction site behind a family house in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn New York. See more in the Daily News
Yesterday a 20 year old construction worker was severely injured when a wall collapsed at a construction site at an apartment building in Washington Heights, New York City according to theDaily News Falls are the leading cause of death in construction accidents and the cause of many traumatic injuries. According…
In Rodriguez v DRLD Dev., Corp., 2013 NY Slip Op 05548, The New York Appellate Division, First Department reversed the lower Court’s granting of summary judgment on her Labor Law § 240(1) claim holding that “it cannot be determined, on the extant record, whether plaintiff’s injuries were proximately caused by…
Safety Programs reduce construction accident injuries and significantly improve productivity and competitiveness according to the 2013 report “Safety Management in the Construction Industry: Identifying Risks and Reducing Accidents to improve Site Productivity and Project ROI” from McGraw Hill Construction. Nationally two thirds of construction firms are now following fully inclusive…
Nail gun injuries send more construction workers to the hospital than any other tool-related injury. Most injuries are punctured hands or fingers but in some cases the injuries are far more serious and can even lead to death. To prevent these type of injuries OSHA just created a new Nail…