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Fatal Construction Accidents Despite the many New York worker safety laws and regulations that are in place to protect workers, such as the Scaffold Law, construction workers in New York continue to die in on-the-job accidents in alarmingly high numbers. In New York...
Less than four months into the year, 2015 has already been a deadly one for the construction industry. There have been at least seven deaths at construction sites this year, compared with eight in all of 2014. If the current trend continues throughout the year, it...
Snowplow Accidents Driving through snow or ice can be a risky endeavor that requires careful attention from the driver. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), wintry conditions accounted for 440 fatal accidents and 33,000 injuries in...
Construction Vehicle Accidents Construction vehicle accidents can reap devastating injury and death to pedestrians, motorists, and construction workers. With churning machinery, tons of metal, and powerful machinations, companies need to make sure they are protecting...
Work Injuries: Window Installation & Window Washing At Block O’Toole & Murphy, we understand the daily risks that window washers and installers face on elevated work sites. Our lawyers have successfully represented window installers, window washers,...
New York Elevator Accident Lawyers Representing Elevator Injury Victims Throughout New York State The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) reports more than 84,000 elevator devices under their jurisdiction, 63,000 of which are passenger elevators. On average,...
Construction workers built New York into the great city and state that it has become. But it is apparent that non-union and Hispanic construction workers are continuously exposed to unspeakable job-related perils, according to the latest damning Deadly Skyline report...
After the sad deaths of 2 construction workers in New York City, Assemblyman Francisco Moya is pressing lawmakers to pass a construction safety law. The proposed bill is called "Carlos' Law". It is named after deceased construction worker Carlos Moncayo, who died in a...
Traffic was brought to a standstill yesterday as firefighters worked to rescue a construction worker who fell into a 25-foot hole. The accident took place at a construction site at 83rd Street between Second and Third avenues on the Upper East Side. Here, a 32-story...
New York Construction Lawsuit FAQs Construction work can be dangerous even when safety protocol is followed. The consequences can be deadly when safety is not a top priority. For example, in 2016, there were 82,760 non-fatal accidents across the construction industry,...
