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A 3-year-old who was attending a wedding rehearsal at the Villa Barone Manor in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx fell 10 feet down an elevator shaft. Workers and concerned family members used a ladder to rescue the brave youngster who was alone down in the shaft....
Christian Ginesi, a 25-year-old construction worker, died after falling down an elevator shaft at a construction site. He was working on building a midtown Manhattan luxury hotel. The attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy have the details of yet another New York...
What to Do if You Have Internal Injuries After Being in a Car Accident If you've been in a car accident, the aftermath can often be disorienting and overwhelming. Visible injuries are one thing, but what about the unseen, potentially life-threatening internal injuries...
Boom Lift and Aerial Lift Accidents Boom lifts, which can reach heights of over 17 stories, can be as dangerous as they are helpful. If owners, general contractors, employers, operators, and those on the ground are not cautious and vigilant, tragedy can strike....
Labor Law 200 Explained New York City’s Labor Law 200, applying to laborers such as construction workers, describes the duty of employers and construction site owners “to protect [the] health and safety of employees” by assuring them of “reasonable and adequate...
Assumption of Risk in Personal Injury Lawsuits No matter how good your judgment is or how much caution you take in your actions, you understand that there is some risk involved in just about everything you do—engaging with life would be impossible otherwise. However,...
On Wednesday, July 26 just before 7:30 A.M., bystanders on Manhattan’s West Side beheld a terrifying sight: a crane on fire, forty-five stories high, issuing a thick black rope of smoke into the sky. The crane, holding a construction worker, was stationed at 550 10th...
$1,525,000 for Flagman Struck By Car While Controlling Traffic Our client, a flagman at a Westchester County construction site, was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic during his shift. He sustained wrist and arm fractures, several herniations to the spine,...
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...
According to an alarming new report from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), New York City's construction workers have suffered their highest death rate in three years. In 2022, eleven workers lost their lives in construction accidents across the city, a...
