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How Does Workers' Compensation Work? Workers' compensation is an insurance program that provides benefits to workers who are injured while performing their job duties. If a worker becomes injured while on the job, he or she is entitled to financial compensation to...
At around 8:30 am on February 26, 2021, a 52-year-old construction worker was tragically killed in a work site accident. The incident occurred at NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center on East 41st Street, where the victim had been working on the 16th floor. He reported...
Back and Neck InjuriesOne needs only to watch late-night television commercials to realize that back pain and back injuries are a significant health concern for Americans. Back braces, pain pills, surgical techniques and exercise regimens are promoted as...
On Monday, July 6, 2020, a Long Island construction worker was seriously injured when he fell 25 feet into a large foundation pit in Glen Head, New York. According to Nassau County Police, it happened around 11:15 a.m. at the construction site on 162 Linden Lane. An...
By December 1st of 2018, New York City construction workers and supervisors will be required to have logged an additional 40 and 62 hours of safety training respectively to comply with the recently passed bill known as Local Law 196. Employers need to provide this...
In a tragic reminder of the dangers facing New York City construction workers, a 58-year-old construction worker died after falling from scaffolding on the outside of a Brooklyn building. As reported in the New York Post, the man was performing work on a building on...
Falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry. Ladder falls comprise the greatest percentage of the construction site deaths. What should you know about ladder accidents? Find out here. Ladder accidents can be caused by a broken or...
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...
A construction worker plummeted as much as 40 feet to the ground from a luxury apartment building complex that was being constructed as part of Manhattan's Hudson Yards project. Details of this harrowing accident are still emerging. The worker fell from the 2nd floor...
The New York lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy continue to follow the harrowing details of a fatal construction accident that took place this week at the Dream Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The investigation is ongoing but details are slowly beginning to emerge. The...
