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Month: April 2015

MTA Makes Excuses as Bus Crash Numbers Continue to Grow

The City Council recently enacted a right of way law that creates a misdemeanor charge for drivers who strike pedestrians or bicyclists who have the right of way if the driver failed to exercise due care. This law is part of the City's much heralded 'Vision Zero' plan...

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Was Toni Jackson Killed by Faulty Trash Machine at Work?

Toni Jackson's death on March 7, 2015 may have been the result of a faulty, makeshift trash hoist that was being used in the New York City Housing Authority building where she worked, according to a report generated by her union. We previously delved into this tragic...

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22-Year-Old Construction Worker Killed In Soil Collapse

The victim was part of a construction crew that had dug below the foundation of the building at the site to make a wooden support form to shore up the building's facade. According to reports, the accident occurred when the victim was inside the wooden structure and,...

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Fatal Workplace Accidents in the NYC Region, 2013

There were 152 fatal occupational injuries in the New York-Northern New Jersey and Long Island Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) in 2013, the last year for which full statistics are available. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), this...

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