Construction Accidents

In recent years, the major New York City newspapers have all carried stories of catastrophic crane accidents that left workers and passers-by with injuries, some of which proved fatal.The Big Apple isn't the only metropolitan hub that has experienced these type of...

According to a recent survey by the National Safety Council, 58 percent of those who work in the construction industry in the United States feel like safety is secondary to job task completion and productivity.More than half of American construction workers surveyed...

Construction workers need to have a safe work environment. When this doesn't exist, there is a chance that the workers might suffer injuries. These can be very serious, so construction workers should learn about what options they have to address their concerns.Some of...

It seems that anywhere you go around New York City, there are construction projects springing up like mushrooms after a spring rain. While that is good news for the economy, what effect does it have on the safety of the construction workers doing all of the labor?The...

According to the most recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), construction workers still have some of the deadliest jobs in the country.Figures from 2016 aren't yet available, but the 2015 figures paint a grim picture: Deaths among construction...

Questions are swirling around the site of an Astoria, Queens, construction project this week where three workers were trapped in a roof collapse on 28th Road. The trapped workers suffered serious injuries in Tuesday's entrapment in the New York borough.According to...

Many dangers can be found on New York City construction sites, as the city is a mecca for building and development during all 12 months of the year.But there is one particular danger that workers often ignore, at their peril — trench collapses. Perhaps because...

The New York City Buildings Commissioner said a 59-year-old construction worker's recent Times Square death was "completely preventable."The Sunset Park resident was removing a portion of steel decking from its slab at Broadway, near its intersection with W. 49th St....

If asked to identify the leading cause of fatalities among construction workers, most people would probably identify accidents involving heavy machinery, electricity or falling objects.While these are all very good guesses -- and very real dangers -- the number one...

Quite a few high-profile crane accidents have occurred in New York City in recent years. Some of the more prominent accidents included a crane collapse on the Tappan Zee Bridge in November, 2016, and another collapse in lower Manhattan earlier that year. The increase...