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A man died last week at a fortune cookie factory at a Houston company that operates a similar bakery in Nashville, Tennessee and is based in Brooklyn, New York. He reportedly fell into a giant dough mixer and died of multiple blunt trauma injuries. The company, Wonton...
We think of schools as places where children congregate, and the New York City Department of Education works hard to make the learning environment safe and secure. But what of the adults who are charged with teaching, overseeing and supporting educational programs?...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a relatively small agency. Nevertheless, it is charged with protecting more than 130 million workers in eight million workplaces around the country. There is one OSHA compliance officer for every 59,000...
A woman was told by an oncologist that the diesel fumes in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus depot contributed to his cancer. He had worked in the bus depot for 28 years and died last year of lung cancer. Many other workers in NYC bus garages have...
Electrical accidents are fortunately rare, but when they do occur, the results are usually devastating to workers and passers-by. Many workers are not aware of electrical hazards in the workplace, especially if their primary job assignment does not involve working...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to three New York electrical contractors. The penalties could total as much as $465,410 for workplace safety violations at a Long Island construction site. The project is a five story...
Does a worker have the right to ask for a safety inspection?The answer is yes. Look, we understand that this is not a comfortable conversation and one not many workers are willing to have. Why? All workers balance their next paycheck, paying their rent or mortgage and...
New York Scaffolding Law Reform: A Step Backward In Worker SafetyOn Sept. 17, 2008, a 37-year-old Bronx laborer was removing pipes from a warehouse ceiling when he was instructed to walk across shelving. Unbeknownst to him, the shelving was made of cardboard. It...
New York Safety Code Violation Lawyers Property owners, employers, and construction workers throughout New York City are required to follow both national and citywide building codes and safety codes. These codes were created to protect tenant, visitor, worker, and...
On September 12, 2018, Luis Sanchez Almonte was tragically killed in a wall collapse while working in a trench at Sunset Park, Brooklyn. That tragedy was compounded, however, amid reports that the proposed fine for Almonte's death is a mere $63,647, even though the...
