2018 - Part 2

Yu Qing Chen Tragically Hit and Killed by MTA Bus in Brooklyn

A Brooklyn pedestrian tragically passed away after she was hit by an MTA bus in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. At approximately 8pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Yu Qing Chen was crossing the street within a marked crosswalk when a B6 bus traveling west on Stillwell Avenue...

Carlos Gabrielli Killed in Chainsaw Accident on Construction Site

Tragedy occurred at a Staten Island construction site last Friday, August 10, 2018.50-year-old Carlos Gabrielli from Linden, New Jersey and other crew members were working to install sewers at a construction site in Westerleigh, Staten Island.At around 11:26am,...

Partner David Scher Offers Labor Law Expertise at CLE Lecture

Block O'Toole & Murphy Partner David L. Scher recently presented at a continuing legal education (CLE) lecture on how to properly frame and plead a Labor Law (construction accident) case. The lecture, titled "Construction Accidents from the Trenches: Strategies to...

NYC Private Sanitation – Unsafe Working Conditions, High Fatalities

Trash and recycling disposal is the fifth-most dangerous job in America by fatality rate, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But in New York City, residential sanitation is publicly-run, while commercial garbage disposal is privately-owned -- and...

Leon Clark Killed by Private Sanitation Truck in the Bronx

Tragedy occurred in the Bronx on Friday night when Leon Clark, an elderly man, was hit and killed by a private sanitation truck as he attempted to cross the street.Rodney Jordan, a witness to the accident, told ABC7NY that the truck hit Clark and then backed over...

MTA Worker Stephen Livecchi Killed After Being Struck by Bus in Queens

An MTA worker was struck and killed by a bus after the driver backed into him at the College Point Bus Depot in Queens on Tuesday, March 27-the second MTA employee killed on the job this year. The victim, 59-year-old Stephen Livecchi, was directing bus traffic during...

MTA Worker Killed In Fall After Protective Rail Breaks

1An MTA worker fell to his death on the early morning of Tuesday, March 20 after a protective wooden railing broke while he leaned on it. St. Clair Zaire Stephens Richards, 23, was only six months on the job when co-workers heard a shout and saw their co-worker lying...

Construction Worker Edgar Pazmino Fatally Injured in Forklift Accident

A construction worker in Jamaica, Queens was crushed to death by a forklift on a construction site which was under an active Stop Work Order (SWO) due to multiple safety violations. Edgar Pazmino, a 34-year-old immigrant from Ecuador, was standing on the back of a...

National Campaign for Fall Prevention: Key Safety Initiatives for Contractors and Workers

Countless hazards exist in the construction industry, but the biggest, by far, is gravity. Falls accounted for nearly half of all construction injuries - and more than one-third of fatalities - in both 2015 and 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)....

Investigation Launched into Aetna Insurance Review Practices

Dr. Jay Ken Iinuma, a former medical director for healthcare giant Aetna, recently admitted in a deposition that he did not personally review medical records when approving or denying claims, instead relying on the recommendations of nurses.This bombshell admission...

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Year: 2018

Yu Qing Chen Tragically Hit and Killed by MTA Bus in Brooklyn

Carlos Gabrielli Killed in Chainsaw Accident on Construction Site

Partner David Scher Offers Labor Law Expertise at CLE Lecture

NYC Private Sanitation – Unsafe Working Conditions, High Fatalities

Leon Clark Killed by Private Sanitation Truck in the Bronx

MTA Worker Stephen Livecchi Killed After Being Struck by Bus in Queens

MTA Worker Killed In Fall After Protective Rail Breaks

Construction Worker Edgar Pazmino Fatally Injured in Forklift Accident

National Campaign for Fall Prevention: Key Safety Initiatives for Contractors and Workers

Investigation Launched into Aetna Insurance Review Practices

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