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Governor Andrew Cuomo has a chance to pass a bill that could greatly improve, even save, the lives of many New York City residents. The bill, known as the "Elevator Safety Act", would require mechanics and others who provide maintenance for elevators in the city to be...
Continuing an alarming trend of workplace accidents, there has been another awful tragedy in New York City. This time, an elevator mechanic was crushed by an elevator in the basement of a Manhattan building, according to a spokesman from the Fire Department.The...
Did you know that the New York City Department of Buildings has a website that provides information about individuals and businesses that violate the city's building codes? One example is the Top 10 list of elevator ordinance violators. The list names both the...
On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, three elevator mechanics were injured when an elevator car they were performing maintenance on suddenly fell three stories. New York City’s Department of Buildings (DOB) is investigating the accident. The incident occurred at the city’s...
At around 11:15 a.m. on December 8, 2022, two individuals fell three stories down an elevator shaft at a Target store in the Bronx. One suffered non-life threatening injuries while the other was left in critical condition. Reports indicate that the two individuals,...
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...
Open Elevator Shaft Accidents Compensation for Victims of Construction Site Elevator Falls and Accidents According to the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), between 2010 and 2019 there were more than 500 incidents involving dangerous elevators in New York...
On Monday, June 15, 2020, three construction workers were injured on the job when the work platform they were standing on in an elevator shaft gave way, causing them to fall down the shaft from the fourth floor to the basement. The incident occurred around 8:00 a.m....
Tragically, a preventable elevator accident at a Midtown construction site killed 24-year-old Luis Miguel Duran on Thursday afternoon. The worker was riding in an elevator at 1227 Broadway, a high-rise building between 29th and 30th streets. While approaching the 33rd...
A man named Samuel Charles Waisbren was killed in a tragic elevator accident at the Manhattan Promenade, a residential building located at 344 Third Ave. in Kips Bay, on Thursday, August 22, 2019. Disturbingly, it is being reported that the owners of this building...
