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Residents of a tony upper east side neighborhood were left terrified after bricks and debris fell some 30 stories to the ground last evening. The bricks and debris fell from a building that was undergoing a renovation near First Avenue and East 63rd Street....
Imagine that you are at work one day, and a terrible accident occurs. The cause doesn't necessarily in the moment. A fellow worker may have made a mistake while operating some machinery; or maybe a critical piece of equipment malfunctioned; or some objects in your...
Although there are far fewer freight railroads coming into New York City than in the past, there is still a surprising amount of rail traffic both entering and leaving New York. Moreover, there are several efforts underway to increase rail traffic into the city,...
Three people were killed in a chaotic and tragic car accident recently just 30 miles outside of New York City. The wreck involved three vehicles, two of which were pulled over on the side of the road as a result of an earlier wreck. A pickup truck was pulled over on...
A recent New York Times story reported what those in the construction industry already knew: The current construction boom in New York City has brought with it a big increase in construction fatalities and deaths. What may not be so obvious is the effect of this among...
New York City is in the middle of a construction boom. Buildings are being renovated and built at an incredible rate. Once-empty lots of land are filling up with incredible new structures, and once-dilapidated buildings are transforming before our very eyes into...
Our blog has reported on the seeming unwillingness of the New York Police Department to ticket or charge drivers who cause injury or death because of their negligence. However, the death of a retired police officer on Thanksgiving Day showed that at least in some...
Construction throughout New York City has exploded like never before, but the price associated with the city's expansion has been deadly. The number of fatal and serious construction accidents has increased at an alarming rate. Usually, the death of an immigrant,...
Several hundred people marched from City Hall Park to the United Nations in New York City as part of the recent World Day of Remembrance to honor those killed or injured in traffic crashes. The timing of the event coincided with an alarming spike in traffic fatalities...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency charged with keeping workers safe. One of the ways OSHA does this is by providing classes in workplace safety, which many industries require of new hires. OSHA safety training is required...
