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Client Who Sustained Ladder Fall Injury Shares Experience with Block O’Toole & Murphy Our client, a 22-year-old, non-union construction worker, was working from a provided portion of an extension ladder that didn’t have rubber...
Here’s What You Need to Know Legally After a Slip and Fall at Work If you are injured in your place of work, one of the first things that may come to mind is workers’ compensation. In New York State, virtually all businesses are required to carry workers’ compensation...
At Block O'Toole & Murphy, we take great pride in the remarkable contributions our attorneys make to the greater legal community. On the evening of November 20, 2023, legal professionals gathered at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian for the...
$2,600,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Worker Injured in Fall from Unsecured Ladder Our client was employed to work at a Brooklyn construction site in June of 2018. His employer provided him with an unsecured A-frame ladder to perform his assigned duties, which included...
$3,625,000 Result for Queens Worker Who Suffered Ankle Injuries in Fall from Ladder When our client, a then-22-year-old construction worker, fell five to six feet from an extension ladder, his impact with the floor caused a compound fracture to his right ankle. The...
$4,000,000 Result for Bronx Worker Who Suffered Back, Neck, and Shoulder Injuries in Fall from Scaffolding In April 2021, our client, a union member, stepped onto a four-foot-high unsecured scaffolding plank, which dislodged, causing him to fall onto his lower back...
On July 11, 2023 shortly after 11:00 AM, the Fire Department of Long Beach, NY was notified that a male construction worker fell from scaffolding at 100 E Broadway, located at the intersection of East Broadway and Riverside Boulevard. The man, who fell approximately...
On June 22, 2023, shortly after 9:00 a.m., a construction worker fell approximately 30 feet at a construction site on Broome Street in Lower Manhattan. The worker then became stuck in a confined space between two buildings and was thankfully rescued by FDNY members...
Slip and Fall Lawsuit Guide: What You Need to Know About Filing an Injury Claim While typical hazards like unsecured rugs, debris, unsafe stairs, and slippery floors may not seem like particularly dangerous circumstances to the average person, property owners,...
On the morning of April 24, at around 6:45 a.m., a construction worker was performing their job at an NYU Langone Hospital in Manhattan. According to the Daily News, the worker fell down a garbage chute from the upper levels of the building. Fortunately, he survived...
