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The attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy are following a serious bus accident that occurred yesterday in midtown Manhattan. The story is still unfolding. For the latest, read below. A private charter bus that had just dropped off passengers at New York's Port...
Yet another Upper West Side pedestrian accident might have been avoided had proposals for improved street safety in the neighborhood been implemented. The death last week of the 61-year-old artist was the fourth pedestrian fatality in the neighborhood this year. The...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published guidelines on preventing back injuries in the healthcare industry. It turns out that workers in nursing homes and residential care facilities were sidelined twice as often by musculoskeletal...
An apparently drunk driver who had been arrested previously for drunk driving plowed into a garbage truck, killing one of his passengers. The 26-year old driver was traveling south on Utica Avenue in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush when his BMW slammed into the...
The back injury suffered by Brazil's football star Neymar highlights how devastating such injuries can be. Most people occasionally have aches and pains in the back caused by poor lifting techniques, falls and incorrect ergonomics. Even a minor muscle strain can be...
The New York City lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy have repeatedly written about the perils of distracted driving. Distracted driving is not something we expect from our public employees - - certainly not a bus driver while he is operating a bus filled with...
The New York State Worker's Compensation Board offers the following tips about what to do after a workplace accident. Obtain first aid or other medical treatment as soon as possible. The provider must be authorized by the Workers; Compensation Board (WCB) except in...
This post is about a Canadian situation, but it also applies to New York City and the United States generally. In the province of Saskatchewan, workers under age 25 suffer more workplace accidents than do older workers. Most injuries occur during July and August, when...
This is the second in a two-part post about truck accidents and safety regulations. One thing that makes truck driving a more dangerous occupation today is the sheer number of trucks on the road, compounding the potential consequences of a sleepy driver behind the...
