Construction Accidents

Scaffolding covers buildings all across New York City. These structures are so ubiquitous that they don't always catch people's attention - even when they are unsafe. Unfortunately, with the amount of scaffolding in the city, accidents are not uncommon. When they...

Unless the weather is extreme, it may not influence someone's workday that much.  However, the same cannot be said if you work in construction. Weather can cause or contribute to severe accidents on a job site. And while you may not hold Mother Nature liable for the...

Recently, a worker with Little Falls-based Carework Construction LLC was electrocuted while he and other workers attempted to set up a scaffolding pole. One man was on a roof holding the pole secured by a rope while two workers on the ground tried to guide it into...

No place in America has more construction going on than we do in New York City. In fact, the ongoing heavy activity in the industry is cited by experts as one of the main reasons for the surge in recent years in construction accidents.As one of the government agencies...

A recent requirement rollback has six states, including New York, suing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for what they see as a senseless rule change. The lawsuit centers around a 2016 rule, which required businesses with 250 or more employees...

Construction workers deserve a safe workplace, just like any other employee expects at their job, but unfortunately this is not always the reality. In New York City, construction workers face a potentially more dangerous environment as each year passes.Reported...

Quite simply, New York has some of the best worker protections laws in the United States. In fact, unlike other states, New York even has a law that is specifically designed to protect construction workers who spend their days working high atop scaffolding. Aptly...

There is no other way to put it, construction is booming in New York City. In fact, according to the city Department of Buildings (DOB), there were 168,243 construction permits issued last year, which is an all-time high. The unfortunate downside of this recent boom,...

As we've discussed in recent months, a damning report from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has found some distressing - and deadly - trends in the construction industry in New York. According to the report, entitled Deadly Skyline,...

Think explosions only occur in the movies? You had better think again. The reality is that explosions occur far more often than many people realize, and in a variety of places — including workplaces. In fact, according to the most recent numbers reported by the U.S....