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Outsourcing building inspections, a common practice at the New York Department of Buildings, has unwanted consequences. It turns out that two safety firms hired to verify that workplace safety practices were implemented correctly at building sites were actually...
The lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy have devoted a great deal of time fighting for worker safety. Some of that battle includes making sure that worker safety laws in New York remain strong. The worker safety law that has galvanized a great deal of discussion in...
There’s a safety device that could prevent train accidents that’s been around for more than 40 years. It’s called Positive Train Control (PTC) and it monitors and controls the movements of trains, preventing trains from speeding, missing stop signals or entering work...
The New York attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy often tell people you can never be too careful. Accidents can happen anywhere, and at any time. A serious accident at a Queens gas station proves the point. A man was critically injured when his own van ran him over...
How statistics are reported matters. Take, for example, a recent article in BuzzFeed about traffic on the Hudson River tunnels and bridges based on numbers provided by the Port Authority. At first glance, it looks as if most of the eastbound traffic from New Jersey...
A Canadian charter bus, carrying teens from St. John, New Brunswick, crashed into a scaffold in mid-town Manhattan last week. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries. However, the accident illustrates the dangers both of driving in New York traffic and the dangers...
The so-called pothole is at least eight inches deep and surrounded by other, small potholes. It has existed for at least six months and well-known to users of the Lincoln Tunnel, delivery drivers and taxi drivers who regularly drive on the street. The charter bus...
Yet another truck accident involving a city sanitation truck has killed a New York City resident, this time on Staten Island. An elderly woman was returning from her daily trip to the local store to get her paper and coffee when she was hit crossing the street at...
Some jobs are more dangerous than others. We have written often in this blog about the dangers of construction work. What about other dangerous occupations? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that in 2012, the last year for which there are complete...
Vision Zero, Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to eliminate traffic deaths, took a step forward last month. The mayor signed 11 bills that are designed to improve traffic safety and reduce pedestrian deaths. The mayor's long-term plan is to eliminate pedestrian deaths...
