You stop at the local bodega for a six-pack and some scratch-offs on your way home from work. You can almost taste the crisp, cold flavor of the beer after a long day at work.But you never get to complete your purchase because you slip in some fluid leaking out from...
Month: December 2019
Fatality in Manhattan this week from falling building facade
This week in Midtown Manhattan, a freak accident claimed the life of an esteemed architect. The 60-year-old woman died shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, as she walked to her office. She was hit by crumbling debris from the facade of an overhead brick...
Seek legal guidance after suffering a construction injury
If you are a construction worker in New York City, you have probably seen your share of on-the-job injuries. If you are lucky, they were mostly minor. But some may have been particularly grisly, even fatal. It's just the nature of the industry that sometimes bad...
Scaffolding danger, falls, hard hats and head injuries
Head injuries are a serious matter on any construction site. Hard hats offer protection but are not always worn.The threat of falling construction materials is always present, and head injuries can happen to pedestrians as well as laborers. A scaffolding incident in...
Have you winterized your vehicle yet?
It's no fun to be caught in a winter storm in a car that was never winterized. In some cases, it could even be deadly.Below are some suggestions for ensuring that your vehicle is ready to withstand all of Mother Nature's wintry fury this season. Top off your fluidsAdd...