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When you hear terms like "construction site" or "construction accident", it is easy to picture a construction scene such as a partially completed building, a crane towering into the city skyline, or a road undergoing resurfacing. The truth is we encounter construction...
Human error led to a senseless human tragedy in the Bronx. Now, the New York City Housing Authority has a lot of explaining to do. An innocent man was killed in a deadly elevator accident at a Senior Housing facility in the Bronx late last year. Now, details are...
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Tracy Morgan spoke about how difficult the recovery process was after a 2014 bus accident that left him severely injured and took the life of his mentor, James McNair. "My thoughts -I was in a very dark place. I was sitting...
We have OSHA and state agencies creating and enforcing regulations to protect the safety of workers in a variety of professions and industries. We have Vision Zero seeking to eliminate traffic fatalities and make our streets safer for drivers and pedestrians alike. We...
Lie, lie and deny. That was the defense employed by a member of the New York City Police Department after a deadly crash in July 2013. Now, a shocking video depicts the vicious collision and proves without a shadow of doubt that the cop was lying about what happened...
The world can be a cruel place. Kill or be killed. Eat or be eaten. Survival of the fittest. Luckily, we have laws in place that protect the rights of injured workers and provide them with the benefits and compensation they need to maintain their quality of life and...
Passengers on a MTA bus were briefly stricken with terror when the bus they were traveling in violently crashed into a metal pillar under the FDR Drive earlier this week. An investigation is ongoing and law enforcement is focusing on driver distraction as a cause of...
Employers Continue Dangerous Practices That Place Workers At Risk If you are reading this, you, or someone you know, has probably been in a work-related accident. Below we talk about a report that was released on worker safety in the United States. None of the results...
In the City that never sleeps, it seems that more and more frequently drivers are sleeping behind the wheel, causing fatal accidents. Earlier this week, New York City experienced another senseless loss when a garbage truck struck and killed 55-year-old Jodi McGrath as...
Within a week of a deadly crane accident, a tragedy which was widely covered by the local and national media, a story that captured the attention of all New Yorkers, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the rules and regulations concerning the use of...
