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The New York City attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy are reporting on a developing story of a tragic Manhattan construction accident. According to various media reports, a 27 year-old construction worker was crushed to death today when a concrete slab fell on him...
Construction workers in New York and Illinois are better protected than workers in other states, according to a report by McClatchy DC that appeared in ProPublica. Why? According to the story, these two states have strict laws about misclassification of employees as...
There have been at least 19 car accident fatalities eligible for compensation because of faulty ignition switches in General Motors cars. GM announced a recall last winter, but has never formally acknowledged either the correct number of fatalities or the number of...
Injuries and illnesses affect bricklayers and masons more than the national average; this is true for most construction-related trades. Academic researchers and government agencies have identified conditions and circumstances more likely to result in on-the-job injury...
Two hit-and-run pedestrian accidents in Brooklyn last weekend have left victims seriously injured and the drivers still at large, according to news reports. The first accident, which occurred early Saturday morning in East New York on Seaview Avenue near Louisiana...
Bus accidents are a common occurrence in the busy metropolis of New York City. Usually, when passengers are injured in a bus accident, it is while they are on the bus. However, in a somewhat unusual series of events, a fatal bus crash took place this week in the...
When thinking about workplace injuries, most of us think about heavy labor jobs, such as construction or the back-breaking work of turning patients in health care facilities. The nail salon, found on almost every commercial block in New York City, has its own...
We recently wrote a blog post about the installation of school zone speed cameras to coincide with the beginning of the school year. This initiative comes at an important time: According to the New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, traffic is the...
A worker's compensation judge recently ruled that a bus mechanic's exposure to exhaust from buses contributed to his death from lung cancer. This reflects growing attention to diesel smoke exposure on the job among public health and workplace safety advocates. Growing...
Another Metro North commuter train has derailed. This time, fortunately, there were no injuries reported, probably because the train was a work train with few people aboard. The train left the tracks at the Highbridge East rail yard in the Bronx, when a car filled...
