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A construction worker was critically injured at a Manhattan construction site yesterday. The worker lost his balance while standing on a ladder. He fell into an elevator shaft, culminating in a terrifying four-story fall. He landed on metal rebar which impaled him,...
The increased rate of construction in and around New York City has come with the unfortunate but still very avoidable consequence of increased risk to construction workers. Awareness of the issue, however, only seems to come on the heels of another terrible accident....
A 66 year old man died on Sunday afternoon in the Long Island community of Oyster Bay Cove after being struck with a snowplow. Was he acting recklessly, perhaps stepping in front of the snowplow while not paying attention? No.In fact, the man was standing near his...
A frightening New York City construction accident happened yesterday, Wednesday January 27, 2016, at approximately 8:25a.m. The worker, whose name has yet to be revealed, was performing work at 34 West 17th Street in Manhattan, a 12-story building currently under...
New York City is in the midst of a building boom, with property values and employment opportunities on the upswing, but at what cost? According to the New York City Buildings Department, this rise in real estate prices and construction activity has been accompanied by...
It is not uncommon to her construction referred to as a dangerous line of work. Phrases such as "injuries are just part of the job" and "construction sites are dangerous" are commonly stated without any additional thought about the implications. Construction injuries...
A 3-year-old who was attending a wedding rehearsal at the Villa Barone Manor in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx fell 10 feet down an elevator shaft. Workers and concerned family members used a ladder to rescue the brave youngster who was alone down in the shaft....
A tragic New Year's Day fire in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant killed a man. The fire has been termed "unusual" by the FDNY.The fire at 440 Jefferson Avenue near Throop Avenue broke out around 2:30 PM on January 1. It started on the second-floor...
Since our previous blog post on the subject, more details have emerged about the fatal elevator accident that occurred on New Year's Eve in lower Manhattan. Stephen Hewitt Brown was on his way to a party, preparing to celebrate the future and the upcoming year. But...
A Bronx man died when he was crushed to death by a malfunctioning elevator in Manhattan. He was crushed when he became pinned between the car and the third floor of a Broome Street building.The elevator was full of New Year's Eve partygoers when it began to free-fall...
