by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | May 2, 2019 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
Thinking of running a board through that table saw without wearing goggles? You may want to think again. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the number of workers who end up blind annually is in the thousands. Work-related injuries...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Mar 20, 2019 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
Scaffolds are convenient because they allow for the creation of a stable work area where construction workers can access difficult-to-reach areas. However, because they elevate workers so high above the ground, they’re also quite dangerous. Here are a couple of...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Jan 23, 2019 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
The American Society of Safety Professionals recently released a report highlighting ways in which employers can both improve worker productivity and reduce their injuries. In their report, the researchers chronicled how employers can decrease their employees’...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Dec 11, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
When you visit a work site, you’ll often see every construction worker wearing a hard hat. If they aren’t, then they’re violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. Employers in certain industries in the United States...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Oct 2, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
Data published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2017 shows that construction workers only account for as little as 5 percent of those who work in New York City. Despite this, 27 percent of them die on the job. There are some...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Sep 7, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
Last week, the Health Department revealed that since 2012, over 1,000 children living in New York City public housing have tested positive for lead poisoning. The DOH stated that while the rate of pediatric lead poisoning within private housing has declined, the rate...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Jul 26, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
Scaffolding at a Upper Manhattan construction site fell 12 stories onto the head of a 28-year-old worker on the afternoon of Thursday, July 12. The man had been working on a Riverside Drive high-rise in Morningside Heights at the time that he was struck by the support...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Jun 8, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
New York City is constantly under construction, as any New Yorker will tell you. Scaffolds everywhere, sidewalks blocked off or rerouted, concrete barriers redirecting traffic and workers trying to do their jobs amid hazardous conditions. The price for all this...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | Jun 4, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
Construction accidents are serious matters, especially when the injury is catastrophic. Workers in this industry deserve a safe workplace, but some construction companies might try to cut corners to save money. When safety is the line item that gets cut, there can be...
by josh.collins@thomsonreuters.com | May 24, 2018 | Construction Accidents, Firm News
New York has several laws that are meant to protect construction workers from unsafe conditions. These are found in the state’s labor laws, specifically Sections 200, 240 and 241. Each of these sections sets clear standards for what construction employees should...
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