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Four Construction Workers Burned in Bronx Accident

On the morning of Monday, May 15, a group of construction workers in the north Bronx suffered burn wounds after materials at their job site ignited. According to local news, the incident took place just before 9 a.m. at a new building being constructed on Gun Hill...

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NYC Construction Deaths Reached a Three-Year High in 2022

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...

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Worker Falls to Death From Roof in Glen Cove

On April 14, 2023, a construction worker named Noe Diaz-Gamez was tragically killed after falling through a roof he had been working on in Glen Cove, New York. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and loved ones, as the death of a 26-year-old is a profound and...

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3 Workers Injured in One Vanderbilt Elevator Fall

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, three elevator mechanics were injured when an elevator car they were performing maintenance on suddenly fell three stories. New York City’s Department of Buildings (DOB) is investigating the accident. The incident occurred at the city’s...

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Westchester Crane Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers

Around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, the construction site of a planned Amazon warehouse in Hawthorne, New York turned unexpectedly tragic after a crane collapsed, injuring two construction workers. News 12 Westchester reported that both people were hospitalized; one required...

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Crucial Next Steps After a Ladder Fall

Important Next Steps After a Ladder Fall In 2020 alone, 22,710 workers were injured by ladder falls, in professions spanning from maintenance work to teaching. Ladder fatalities continue to be an issue, with a steady number of injuries happening each year in every...

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Yonkers Roofing Contractor Falls Three Stories to His Death

A 51-year-old Spring Valley resident was working on a three-story home’s roof on Sunday afternoon when he suddenly fell 30 feet to the ground below. Tragically, the man did not survive the fall.   The incident occurred at the 400 block of Park Hill Avenue in Yonkers,...

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Bronx Construction Worker Struck and Killed by Digger

On Thursday morning in the Bronx, a construction worker was tragically killed on a job site. At 1861 Carter Ave near East 176th Street in Mount Hope, work ceased when an unidentified man was struck by a digger.  Firefighters commented that the worker was pronounced...

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Jeremy Rozan Killed in Fall From Queens Bridge

A Queens construction worker was tragically killed on the morning of November 1, 2022. At around 10:20am, the 34-year-old worker identified as Jeremy Rozan was reported to have fallen from Roosevelt Ave. Bridge and landed on the Van Wyck Expressway. He was then hit by...

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Cement Truck Accidents

Concrete Mixer Truck Accidents Cement mixer trucks, also known as concrete trucks, can be dangerous to construction workers, pedestrians, and other drivers. These trucks can weigh as much as 35,000 to 40,000 pounds (about twice the weight of a school bus) when empty...

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