Sadly the New York area has recently seen a number of high speed motor vehicle accidents in which drivers have seemingly lost control of their vehicle and careened off the road, striking innocent pedestrians. Pedestrian accidents have resulted in a number of...
Month: April 2013
Construction Accidents on the Increase in New York
In a previous post, we discussed the Texas construction industry and its practices that are detrimental to workers. In this post, we take a look at New York construction accidents. Are we really any safer than our neighbor to the South?The short answer is that working...
New Bike Laws for NYC: Sound Law or Government Going Too Far?
A new bicycle law aimed at making our streets safer is going into effect. Most people who walk the streets of New York City have had a close call with a commercial bicyclist, be it food delivery person or messenger. Block O'Toole & Murphy, a noted personal injury...
Falls At Construction Sites: The Senseless Killer
Workers falling from a roof, a scaffold or a ladder are a far too frequent occurrence and are a type of construction accident that can largely be avoided. According to OSHA, following three specific but important principles will eliminate many work related falls and,...
City and owners share blame for increase in crane accidents
The sight of cranes crowding the New York City skyline has become an all-too-familiar sight, and as the rate of crane accidents rises, so does the city's determination to cut the number of construction accidents. Numerous factors are cited in the rise of crane...
Lead at Construction Site Violates Workplace Safety Rules
OSHA has fined an upstate New York development company Ellicott Development Co. for exposing employees to lead and fall hazards at a Buffalo worksite. The fine is a total of $44,000 for a variety of workplace safety violations at a demolition site at 2017 Clinton...
Boating Accidents Can Prove Fatal
Boating accidents can be very dangerous and usually can be avoided if common-sense safety precautions are adhered to. Boating accidents, like the one detailed below on the website cbslocal.com, tend to crop up as the weather improves. It is imperative that captains or...
Crosswalk won’t prevent pedestrian accidents
Just because you are a law-abiding pedestrian who always uses the crosswalk and never jaywalks, don't think you are immune from being hit by a motor vehicle. It turns out that victims of pedestrian accidents are most often struck while legally crossing the street in a...
Prevent medical malpractice — Be your own advocate, Part 2
In our previous blog, we reviewed some statistics regarding the extent of preventable medical errors in the U.S. hospital industry. In this post, we list some of the steps patients can take to protect themselves from the consequences of medical malpractice while in...
Prevent medical malpractice — Be your own advocate, Part 1
If four fully-loaded jumbo jets crashed each week, the number of fatalities would be equal to deaths from preventable medical malpractice. If the aviation industry had this kind of track record, the flying public would be up in arms. Although hospitals and doctors...
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