Responding to the unacceptable number of deadly construction worker accidents in New York City, a group of workers organized to protest unsafe job conditions in what advocates have named “Fallen Worker Day.” Last year, nine workers were killed in fatal accidents in...
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Construction Accident in Greater New York Area Leaves Man Dead
The number of construction accidents in New York City continues to rise even after the Department of Buildings and other oversight agencies have vowed to increase inspections and worker harder to enforce existing safety regulations. The latest fatal construction...
Fall From Heights Accident in New York Leaves One Dead
One man was killed and another critically injured in a fall from heights accident in New York City earlier this month. The two men were part of a construction crew working on the Manhattan Bridge, repairing and repainting the surface of the bridge’s underside, when at...
Scaffolding Accident in The Bronx Leaves Two Men Critically Injured
Two construction workers were rushed to a nearby hospital, fighting for their lives after a terrifying scaffolding accident in New York City late last month. The two men were working inside a building located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx at around 2 in...
Scaffolding Accident in Manhattan Injures Three
Three people were injured in a scaffolding accident in Manhattan when a structure collapsed outside an Upper East Side condominium. The victims were working on the façade of a building located at 220 East 65th Street at around 4 PM when the multi-story pipe and board...
NYC Cracks Down on Unsafe Construction Sites
As a result of a massive ramping up of inspections at job sites around NYC, the Department of Buildings recently issued a record 1,500 stop work orders at sites all over the city. In an attempt to prevent injuries and stem the rising tide of construction accidents in...
NYC Cracks Down on Unsafe Construction Sites
As a result of a massive ramping up of inspections at job sites around NYC, the Department of Buildings recently issued a record 1,500 stop work orders at sites all over the city. In an attempt to prevent injuries and stem the rising tide of construction accidents in...
Construction Accident in Brooklyn Leaves Two Injured
A construction accident in New York City late last month left two workers struggling to survive with thousands of pounds of rubble on top of them. The workers were part of a crew assigned to demolish a building located at 439 Lincoln Road in Prospect Lefferts Garden...
Crack Down on Construction Accidents in New York City Results in 300+ Shutdowns
322 job sites were shut down recently in an attempt to combat the rising number of construction accidents in New York City. The sites were all found to have potential hazards upon inspection by officials from The Department of Buildings. The chief of that agency told...
Deadly Fall From Heights in Queens Kills Construction Worker
A construction worker died late last month after a deadly fall from heights accident in New York City. The victim, a 32-year-old construction professional, was working on scaffolding at a job site in Queens on May 24th when he fell to the ground below. The accident...