Construction Accidents

For some people, a unique New York labor law geared toward protecting workers and, essentially, serving as insurance, remains a bit of a head-scratcher. Certain sections of a state labor law -- dubbed as the “Scaffold Law” –  hold building owners and contractors...

These days, it seems like construction sites are as common a sight in New York City as tourists. The city that never sleeps also never stops growing and changing to reflect the needs and desires of its residents. While the prevalence of construction sites in New York...

Workplace injuries can significantly affect a construction worker’s life. Construction workers have to complete their duties in potentially dangerous situations and locations, putting them at high risk for a severe injury. If you work on a construction site and...

New York City construction workers are the literal backbone of the city. From digging the subway trenches to scaling the highest skyscrapers, these brave and industrious workers lay the foundations and build the framework for all of our buildings, architecture and...

When winter winds come gusting, those perched precariously on scaffolding above New York City streets face significant danger. That proved all too true last month for three Brooklyn construction workers who were injured when their scaffolding collapsed in winds that...

Anyone who has ever walked the streets of Manhattan has surely seen them — the nimble-footed construction workers working high above the ground perched precariously on scaffolding extending up many stories from the ground level.Scaffold-builders and workers face...

The construction industry is inherently a dangerous environment to ply one's trade. But one of the most dangerous jobs of all is to be a crane operator on a building site. New York City has certainly had its share of devastating crane accidents. The close proximity of...

When you think of all the types of heavy equipment hazards that you can encounter working construction here in New York City, forklift accidents might not even be on your radar.But the fact is that people can get seriously injured and even killed working on forklifts....

Being a construction worker in the middle of a New York City winter is not for the faint of heart. It gets very cold, snowy and icy — sometimes dangerously so. These wintry weather conditions can exacerbate the dangers that construction workers face every day on...

Living in New York City can sometimes make you feel as if you are Chicken Little. There always seems to be something crashing down from above.Fortunately, this week when a recently installed 150-foot wind turbine came tumbling down in the Bronx, no one died or was...