Summer is pool season is here in New York City and in virtually every neighborhood in the state. With number of public and private ones throughout the city, suburbs and the surrounding area, it's impossible to accurately assess the risk posed by these potentially...
High Percentage of Electrocution Accidents in New York City’s Construction Industry
New figures released by the United States' Bureau of Labor Statistics show that construction workers bear the brunt of the vast majority of on-the-job electrocutions. While the overall risk of being electrocuted on a job site is lower than some of the other hazards on...
Electrocution Accident in New York Leaves Construction Worker Seriously Injured
A construction worker was seriously injured in an electrocution accident in Manhattan. The man was working at an apartment building under construction on Cherry Street when faulty wiring gave him a massive shock. FDNY first responders rushed to the scene and whisked...
‘Freak’ Electrocution Accidents Claim Lives
Electrocution accidents in New York often only make the news when they involve subway workers such as the incident that claimed the life of an MTA worker in 2010 when he slipped and fell onto the third rail. However, electrocution is one of OSHA's Fatal Four-the four...