DME Construction Associates, a negligent NY contractor who is now also listed as a severe violator, was issued a $1.2 million fine by OSHA for 4 serious and 9 willful violations of safety rules. The contractor was slapped with the hefty fine after one of its employees fell to his…
Another pedestrian died in a crash in New York City on Saturday after the driver of a van failed to yield to her 62 year old Tian-Rong Lin was crossing Seward Avenue in the Bronx when a van making a left turn from Olmstead Avenue struck her. The accident occurred…
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a MTA Bus in Staten Island, NYC, last Friday early morning and the bus driver never stopped. 69 year old Patrick Varriale, a New Springville resident and the the electronic media services division director for the American Federation of Musicians of US and Canada,…
59% of all deadly crashes in New York City occur during hours when speed cameras are turned off and speeding is the number one factor of car accident fatalities in New York City with 4 out of 5 fatal crashes caused by speed according to a new report recently published…
A 72 year old man on a motorized scooter is the 8th person to die in a traffic accident in New York City in one week After a student was killed by a drunk driver in Manhattan, a 16 year old was killed by a truck while on her way…
Michael de Guzman had a blood-alcohol content of .13 when he struck and killed a pedestrian in Downtown Manhattan. 21 year old Raife Miligan was attempting to cross Houston Street near First Avenue last Monday around 2:45 am when the drunk driver fatally hit him. According to an article published…
2 hard hats died during the first quarter of 2022 and 110 of them were injured while working on construction sites in New York City. Both fatalities were fall accidents, both occurred in Brooklyn and both were preventable. The first fatality occurred on February 11. Angel Pilataxi, a father of…
In its latest bulletin, the Center for Construction Research and Training looks at injuries and fatalities sustained by construction workers in the US over a 10 years period. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for the fatal injuries and…
As traffic accident fatalities in New York City rose to levels never seen since Vision Zero started in 2014 (see our recent blog), Mayor Adams just announced that he was launching a $4 million multi-platform, multilingual campaign to counter rising traffic violence and curb dangerous driving behaviors. The campaign entitled…
Falls are the main cause of injuries and deaths for construction workers in New York City and most of them can be prevented. A large safety awareness campaign is going on this week in New York City to reduce accidents on construction sites, with a focus on fall accidents. Construction…