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Readers of this blog know that serious physical injuries from falls are a major cause of injures among construction workers. Other common causes of injury include equipment failure, being hit by swinging booms and falling building materials, and being buried in...
School bus accidents seemed to be on the increase in New York City during 2013. There were at least three school bus accidents in which children and adults were injured. Although this school year is less than a month old, there have already been two accidents. The...
Construction work is widely known as a dangerous profession. Most associate the risks of construction work with people laboring at great heights. Few people recognize this reality: As many as 40% of fatal construction falls happen at 15 feet or lower. In fact, more...
The New York City attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy know a thing or two about how an elevator accident can impact an injured victim and their loved ones. After all, they have helped countless people who have been seriously injured in elevator accidents. Today,...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal agency charged with securing the health and safety of 130 million workers in the United States - a daunting task. The federal agency partners with similar state-level agencies, such as the New York...
If you are a senior citizen in Brooklyn, your chances of being killed in a pedestrian-car accident are greater than in any other borough, according to a study recently related by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The study shows that between 2003 and 2012, 202...
This blog focuses on construction accidents and the dangers to workers at construction sites and other jobsites in New York City. Although employers and building owners are responsible for ensuring that their workplaces are safe, who oversees the employers and...
There's been a lot of attention paid recently, including a post in this blog, to the issue of the faulty ignition switches on models of GM vehicles. Somewhat surprisingly, this has eclipsed the much bigger story of faulty airbags in Toyota and other cars. It turns out...
Rodolfo Vasquez-Galian, a 27 year-old construction worker, was crushed to death by a collapsing concrete slab at a Manhattan construction site. The New York lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy did a blog post yesterday on this construction accident. Today's post is...
The New York lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy continue to follow the trends and news related to the construction industry. Today, we bring you some positive news recently released by the New York City Department of Buildings. The Buildings Department announced a...
