Construction Accidents

A construction worker on the 2nd Avenue subway in New York was injured in an on-the-job accident in August and has now filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the state and MTA Capital Construction. The incident was apparently one of many worker accidents in...

There is always construction going on in New York City that involves scaffolding being erected and moved. However, there is a very real danger of workers being electrocuted if the scaffolds make contact with overhead power lines.The National Institute for Occupational...

A 28-year-old-man was killed in Watertown, New York, on Monday, Aug. 18, at a site located at 759 Starbuck Avenue.The construction site accident happened shortly after 2 p.m. at New York Air Brake. The worker was employed with P&M Construction in Watertown. The...

Authorities reported that a 62-year old Pennsylvania man working as an electrical contractor at a Bronx Metropolitan Transportation Authority site was killed on Aug. 5 at approximately 8 a.m., at the Throgs Neck Expressway terminal near Pennyfield Avenue. The Throgs...

Many construction accidents and deaths are caused by falls, many which are preventable. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration apparently felt that way about a fatal construction accident that happened in Pulaski, New York, in November. A company is being...

A construction worker has won a large settlement from New York City for injuries he suffered on the job in 2010. The man filed suit in 2010 against the city, the School Construction Authority and the Department of Education after his construction site accident, which...

A New York state wastewater treatment plant explosion killed a welder employed by a subcontractor at the plant and seriously injured a construction company employee. The worker accidents were due to a failure to train welders and others about the dangers of working in...

A construction worker who was injured at the site of the future St. George courthouse on Staten Island has filed a lawsuit. The complaint alleges unsafe work conditions and seeks damages from 10 named defendants, including the state Office of Court Administration, the...

A crane operator working on a job in Long Island sustained unspecified cranial injuries after his crane fell over on Dec. 18. According to reports, the construction accident didn't injure anyone else even though it occurred at around 12:15 p.m. on a Wednesday. Nearby...

A third-party inspector who was on the Mamaroneck Village construction site was injured when he was hit by heavy machinery on the site. The inspector was supposed to be monitoring the drainage work that was being done on Barry Avenue and Boston Post Road when the...