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December 17, 2023

Liability in Fatal NY Construction Worker Accidents

The construction industry can be hazardous to the health and safety of its workers. On September 23, 2014, a 27-year-old construction worker from Jersey City was crushed to death in Manhattan when a concrete slab from the foundation of an adjacent building fell on him during excavation work for a new hotel. The New York […]
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December 14, 2023

Legal Remedies for NYC Forklift Accidents

Forklift use at New York construction sites is heavily regulated. In the month of June 2014 alone, New York City experienced two fatal construction-site accidents that involved forklifts. First, 22-year-old Gustavo Tapia was reportedly crushed against a wall in Brooklyn when trying to push a manned, electric forklift up a ramp. The next week, 54-year-old […]
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December 14, 2023
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Rising Worker Accidents in Construction Rebound

Nearly five years after the construction industry crashed, building picked up in New York City. In the first three months of 2013, the city’s construction industry had a 13.7 percent increase in active bidding for new construction projects compared with a year ago. The new construction, which may be attributed in part to rebuilding after […]
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December 14, 2023

New Bike Sharing Program and NYC Bicycle Accidents

New York bicyclists are familiar with the frustrations and dangers of the city’s congested streets. Now, thousands of additional bikes have added to the mix. New York’s long-anticipated bike sharing system, the largest in the nation, recently opened with 6,000 distinctive blue bicycles. The system, called Citi Bike, is New York’s first new wide-scale public […]
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December 14, 2023

NYC Sign Company Fined for Fall Hazards in Manhattan

$40,000 for failing to deploy proper fall protection for workers who were repairing a Union Square sign. North Shore Neon Sign Co. was cited by an OSHA inspector who observed employees not wearing safety restraints or head protection while working on scaffolds that lacked guardrails. The site also had inadequate ladders available for the job, […]
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December 14, 2023
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Bike-Car Accidents: Struggles for Safe Bicycling in NYC

Twelve people died and 1,651 were injured riding bicycles in New York City in the first half of 2012 when they were struck by motor vehicles, according to police statistics reported by Streetsblog. Common injuries from bike accidents include broken bones, burned or cut skin, teeth injury and head trauma that can cause brain injury, […]
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December 14, 2023

Construction Tops List Of On-The-Job Accidents In New York City

Based on recent data released by the City, living and working in New York City is an accident waiting to happen. In January, city officials released a report, “Summary of Vital Statistics 2008.” The report contains, among other things, the most recent data on accidental deaths occurring in New York City. Here are some of […]
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December 14, 2023

Construction Injury Verdict Aided By Creative Trial Strategy

A lawsuit arising out of a construction site injury recently resulted in a jury verdict of over $4 million in personal injury damages to a Queens plaintiff and his wife. An electrician fell 20 feet from a ladder and sustained injuries after he received an electrical shock while working on exterior light fixtures at an […]
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