Construction Accidents

There are hundreds of construction projects underway at any given time in New York City, from road repairs to building renovations. And each of these projects involves materials, workers and equipment that can be dangerous and put individuals at risk of getting hurt....

You may be working in a dangerous environment without realizing it. And even if you do see the occasional unsafe situation, you may not recognize just how much danger you could be in when you are on the job. According to the Occupational Safety and Health...

Look around any construction site, and you are likely to see workers wearing protective gear, restricted areas and numerous warning signs. This is because construction sites are dangerous. And unfortunately, the potential for these risks only escalates as projects get...

Summer is here, which means New Yorkers have likely noticed an increase in road construction projects. We can expect to see repairing and resurfacing roads, redesigning walkways and inspecting infrastructure. With the increase in road construction comes an increase in...

There are tens of thousands of elevators operating in buildings across New York City. And for the most part, they run relatively smoothly. But when something does go wrong with the functionality of an elevator, the consequences can be catastrophic. So, what goes...

Trust is a component in most employer-employee relationships, whether people realize it or not. When this trust is broken because one party has failed to be honest and forthcoming, the other party can suffer considerably. This appears to be the very issue at the heart...

The old saying, “Accidents will happen,” is dangerous and represents a kind of fatalism that is at odds with the best efforts to promote job safety. A better saying would be, “Accidents don’t have to happen.” Our experience is that when accidents do happen, there is...

There is a reason why construction sites in Manhattan have covered walkways adjacent to the sites. But these walkways do not always offer complete protection from glass and debris that fall during heavy winds. A giant wind vane 85 floors up Late in 2020, a spinning...

At the end of each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issues reports on occupational deaths and occupational injuries. Last month, the BLS released its reports for 2019, including information on construction accident injuries and fatalities that year....