Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) struck down the requirement that companies with at least 250 workers submit yearly employee illness and injury reports. The agency said the change was made due to concerns that sensitive employee information was being disclosed publicly.
New York is one of several states that is mounting a court challenge to the reversal of the rule based on the need for this data in order to prevent injuries in the workplace.
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries people sustain after a car accident. In the United States alone, approximately 1 million people suffer from whiplash every year, shares Naples Neurosurgery, a division of Neuroscience and Spine Associates. Between 25 and 40 percent of those people will never make a full recovery from their injury.
Auto accidents are serious, and you do not want to delay seeing a doctor. You should see one within a few hours of the collision so you can begin any treatments immediately. The signs of whiplash may not appear for a day or two, so even after you see a doctor, you need to remain cognizant of any changes in your physical and emotional well-being.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) believe they have determined the cause of a catastrophic bus collision that occurred in Flushing in September 2017. They believe the charter bus driver's metal thermos likely wedged itself against the pedals on the floorboard of the bus and prevented him from braking to avoid striking an MTA bus.
The two buses collided on Northern Blvd., killing the charter bus driver and two others and injuring 17.
The New York Post reported that a Brooklyn hotdog vendor recently suffered head injuries from falling scaffold material. The incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 18, at approximately 3:20 p.m. as the vendor stood beside his hotdog cart at the intersection of Elm Place and Fulton Street.
The man was in the location next to his cart when the temporary wooden structure collapsed onto him and the hotdog cart. The plywood wall was erected as a temporary barrier between the site under construction and pedestrian traffic on the street.
If you're planning to drive, whether it's across town or across the country, it's important to be well-rested. After all, you are piloting a heavy and potentially lethal 2,000-pound (or more) weapon, so you need all of your wits about you.
A fatigued driver is at risk of succumbing to "microsleeps," or brief moments of lapsed consciousness when drivers are at extreme risk of getting into dangerous accidents.
Scaffolding is ubiquitous all across the South Bronx as developers continue to move in and build up the area. However, just because scaffolding is everywhere does not mean it is any less dangerous.
In fact, the competition among contractors and the proliferation of projects could mean that scaffolds are less safe. Tighter schedules, more demand on experienced crews: It all goes toward reducing the quality and frequency of OSHA mandated inspections. Construction workers should know what makes a good inspection — and what to do if site managers or developers do not follow these practices.
The winters in New York can be unforgiving. From ice to snow to sleet to freezing rain; there's just too much going on that can cause you injuries. If you work in construction you know that the weather plays a major role in whether or not you can complete a project on time. Working construction in the winter can be dangerous, especially in the extreme cold temperatures, so be sure to follow the safety tips presented today.
Make sure you dress appropriately. If you know ahead of time that you will be assigned an outdoor task on the construction site in the extreme cold, you need to wear appropriate clothing. This means covering as much of your skin as possible to avoid frostbite.
When it comes to highway collisions, they are always better avoided. But some crashes are indeed unavoidable, which is why it is a good idea to learn how to survive anything that happens.
Below are some of the most common types of highway emergencies. With some foresight and awareness, you will likely be able to have a better outcome.
Imagine spending three days trapped inside of a stuck elevator. That was the unfortunate reality for a New York City resident who spent three uncomfortable days trapped inside a Manhattan elevator car last month.
As reported by CBS New York, the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) was called out to rescue a female employee who was stuck in the elevator of her employer's East 56th Street residence between Park and Madison Avenues.
It's cold in January in New York City. So, on the coldest day of the new year when residents of a half dozen public housing buildings had neither heat nor hot water, it was more than a minor inconvenience.
But Mayor de Blasio still touted in a press conference earlier this week that 10,000 tenants had services restored by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in nine hours as opposed to the 11-hour agency average.
for a 35 year old Carpenter injured when his arm became partially impaled on an improperly exposed metal support (rebar) at a construction site.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a woman who sustained multiple serious injuries after being struck by a hit and run driver in Manhattan.
Verdicts & SettlementsVerdict for a 29 year old construction worker injured during the building of the World Trade Center Memorial.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a Carpenter who was injured when the scaffold he was working upon collapsed.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a 35 year old Cement and Concrete worker from Queens who sustained serious injuries to his back when he slipped on debris and refuse.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a Construction worker and young father in the Bronx who was fatally electrocuted while on a scaffold.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor two sisters in high school who sustained serious injuries when struck by a vehicle that mounted the sidewalk in Brooklyn as they waited for the bus to take them to school.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a woman injured as a passenger in an accident involving a bus and a car in the Bronx.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor an Ironworker on Long Island who sustained serious injuries when he fell from a ladder which slid out from under him due to icy footing.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a surgeon who sustained a broken knee in a motor vehicle accident (January, 2017).
Verdicts & Settlementsverdict for a 35 year old Cement and Concrete laborer who was injured when the scaffold he was walking upon collapsed.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a Cement and Concrete worker who injured his back as a result of slipping upon a discarded pipe and falling down a flight of steps.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a Nursing Home resident injured due to lack of proper care.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a woman who sustained multiple serious injuries to her shoulder as a result of a trip and fall upon a defective sidewalk at a construction project in Manhattan.
Verdicts & Settlementsverdict in the exact amount demanded by our office for our client, but refused by the responsible defendants, was awarded by the jury to our client who sustained a fractured elbow as a result of a fall upon a badly broken sidewalk.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a young woman who sustained a fractured ankle as a result of a fall on soapy steps in her apartment building in the Bronx.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a young mother who was struck by a car while crossing the street near her home in Queens sustaining serious injuries to her leg requiring the surgical placement of a metal plate and screws.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a woman who sustained multiple injuries as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident.
Verdicts & Settlementswas secured by our office for a Cement and Concrete worker injured when a work area collapsed beneath him.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a woman struck from behind by a car as she walked to a supermarket in a shopping center parking lot in Yonkers.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a young man, 15 years of age, who sustained a partial tear of the rotator cuff of his right shoulder, which has now healed without any limitation upon his activities.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a school principal in the Bronx who tripped and fell over a construction plate in the school parking lot.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a young Cement and Concrete worker who was struck by falling debris dislodged from a building by a swinging crane.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a Cement and Concrete worker injured as a result of a fall at a Manhattan construction site.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a school teacher in the Bronx who sustained an injury to her shoulder when she tripped and fell due to negligently placed computer wiring.
Verdicts & Settlementsto a Construction laborer doing bridge work whose arm was fractured when falling construction material caused him to fall into the East River and onto debris.
Verdicts & Settlementsfor a child injured when a table fell on him in a laundromat in Queens.
Verdicts & Settlementsverdict for a Volunteer Firefighter in Westchester who sustained injuries in the course of fighting a fire.
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