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Union Laborer Recovers for Leg Injuries Sustained in Construction AccidentOn May 19, 2008, the Plaintiff was employed by a demolition contractor at 99 Church Street, New York, New York, as a union laborer. On that day, while demolition was ongoing the Plaintiff was...
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...
Construction Accident Law in New York Construction accidents are, unfortunately, a fairly common occurrence in New York. According to the NYC Department of Buildings website, on average about 34 construction accident reports are filed monthly – and these are just the...
New York Construction Accident Prevention Guide Construction is tough work. The long hours, exposure to the elements and physically demanding duties make it a challenging field. It's also one of the most dangerous lines of work. Construction consistently ranks among...
Construction Accident Lawyers on Your Side At Block O'Toole & Murphy, we know how damaging construction accidents can be for workers and their families. That's why our attorneys have dedicated their careers to fighting for the rights of laborers harmed as a result...
Types of Construction Accidents Construction workers face some of the most dangerous workplace hazards in the entire country, across any occupation. Data compiled by the National Safety Council shows that there were 5,199 fatalities and 467,950 injuries in the...
We have often discussed construction accidents in this space. After all, fighting on behalf of injured workers is what we do. The most heartbreaking and senseless thing about most construction accidents is that many of them could have been prevented if fundamental...
By December 1st of 2018, New York City construction workers and supervisors will be required to have logged an additional 40 and 62 hours of safety training respectively to comply with the recently passed bill known as Local Law 196. Employers need to provide this...
2017 was another busy year in New York City's seemingly never-ending construction boom. Cranes and scaffolding continue to decorate our city's landscape, and the sounds of construction continue to fill the air. As we have written about frequently, construction...
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...
