Construction & Work Injuries

Deaths from work-related incidents in the construction industry are on the rise, according to a recently-released report by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH). The annual report, titled Deadly Skyline, reveals disturbing trends in...

New York, New York - During a windy morning on February 5, 2016, a crawler crane, stretched nearly 600 feet in the air, fell to the ground in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca, tragically killing 38-year-old David Wichs on his way to work. The crane...

It was supposed to be an ordinary Wednesday at work.It turned out to be anything but that for 31 year-old Michael Buffamante, a Hawthorne, NY resident who was killed while working for Welkin Mechanical. Buffamante was working on a scaffold that was elevated above a 35...

Machinery at a construction site malfunctioned and 43 year-old construction worker Paul Kennedy lost his life as a result.The fatal construction accident, which occurred at 61 Bond Street, between State and Schermerhorn Streets, right in the heart of Downtown...

Construction work will often take place during nicer weather. It makes sense. It is much easier to work outside when you don't have to navigate rain, sleet, snow and ice. However, as we make our way through the dog days of summer, it is important to note that...

The Construction Accident Attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy know that a scaffold accident can devastate a construction worker and his or her family. A serious scaffold accident can result in significant injuries and, sometimes, even death. Scaffold accidents may...

As construction accident attorneys, the lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy frequently confront cases involving ladder Falls. Falls are the leading cause of death in construction and ladders make up a significant percentage of those fatal accidents. Ladder Falls are...

"No one should have to sacrifice their life for their livelihood, because a nation built on the dignity of workmust provide safe working conditions for its people." Secretary of Labor Thomas E. PerezThe Injured Worker Lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are...

As lawyers who fight for the rights of construction workers (BOM Attorneys), we have long been pointing to worker safety violations and characterizing them as "Civil Rights Issues.' Now a member of law enforcement is taking the rarely employed, but welcome, step of...

A worker lost part of his arm in an elevator accident this morning at 50 Broadway, in downtown Manhattan. The worker, whose identity has not yet been released, was pulled out of an elevator shaft by first responders and rushed to Bellevue Hospital. Reports indicate...