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Falling Debris Accidents Employers have a responsibility to protect the safety and health of those who work for them and the public. Under New York law, construction site owners and contractors may be held responsible for workers injured by falling debris and other...
New York Falling Object Injury LawyerRepresenting Workers Injured by Falling Debris, Dropped Tools and More Under New York law, construction site workers who suffer injuries as a result of falls, falling objects and other gravity-related accidents are granted special...
NYC Falling Object Accident Lawyers Shockingly, there were 1,200 occupational fatalities classified as “struck by falling object or equipment” from 2017-2021, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This means at least one American worker was killed...
A construction worker named Nelson Salinas was tragically killed by falling debris as he worked from a suspended scaffold at a building on East 50th Street in Manhattan on April 8, 2019. Salinas was working to repair the masonry on the exterior of the building when he...
A 39-year-old construction worker in Long Island had his legs severed after a large steel plate knocked him into a 10-foot hole and then landed on top of him at a construction site in Roslyn Heights, Long Island on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The worker was...
A construction worker was seriously injured after a beam fell on him and pinned him to the ground at a construction site in East Harlem on Friday September 29, 2017, as reported by the New York Post. The incident occurred on Third Avenue near East 125th Street.The...
Liability in Personal Injury Lawsuits Liability is the legal responsibility, or in lay terms “fault”, for an accident, an essential factor in personal injury cases. It determines who is accountable and enables victims to seek compensation. Once liability is...
Boom Lift and Aerial Lift Accidents Boom lifts, which can reach heights of over 17 stories, can be as dangerous as they are helpful. If owners, general contractors, employers, operators, and those on the ground are not cautious and vigilant, tragedy can strike....
Five construction workers were injured in a frightening construction accident on Tuesday afternoon at an Inwood work site. According to news reports, three workers were seriously injured and two suffered mild injuries when the crane on a boom truck collapsed....
In a grave turn of events, a construction worker lost his life on Thursday after the roof of a new building collapsed in Woodbury, New York. CBS reports that the accident occurred around 9 a.m. at the Jericho Water District Facility, located on Stillwell Lane in...
