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An Attorney Can Help You Pursue the Full Compensation You Need for Ongoing Medical Care, Lost Earning Capacity, and Long-Term Support A New York City construction accident can change a worker’s life in an instant. One fall, collapse, falling object, equipment failure, or unsafe work platform can leave a worker facing a spinal cord injury...

The Images You Take at the Scene of the Accident Can Make or Break Your Injury Claim Construction accidents can happen fast in New York City. One second, a construction worker can be standing on scaffolding or demolishing a building. Next, they’re in an ambulance, being transported to New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital Emergency Department...

Temporary Construction Workers Often Face Serious Risks On NYC Job Sites Construction work in New York City often depends on temporary laborers, subcontractors, day workers, and crews brought onto projects for short-term assignments. These workers help keep major developments moving across Manhattan and the rest of NYC, but they are also among the most vulnerable...

Why Open Construction Sites Put Both Workers and Pedestrians at Risk Construction in New York City does not happen in controlled, isolated environments. It happens next to moving traffic, crowded sidewalks, bus stops, storefronts, and people going about their day. That combination creates a level of risk that doesn't exist on closed job sites. When...

Construction companies need to put worker safety first, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case in practice. They are supposed to put in place robust safety plans and then ensure that those plans are followed. When they do not do so, workers can be seriously injured or killed, and the safety plan can play an...

Injuries can happen at any moment on a construction site. But getting to the bottom of what happened can be challenging. Construction sites can become chaotic with subcontractors working on separate parts of the project, tools and equipment everywhere, and confusion regarding who is responsible for what. This is an environment where preventable injuries happen...

Safety is always a concern in construction work, but the specific challenges change over time with advances in technology, changes in regulations and industry standards, and other new developments. As Safety + Health recently reported, a new survey provides insight into the challenges faced by the construction industry. Nearly one-third of surveyed construction professionals, representing...

Sidewalk sheds exist because the risk of gravity-related construction accidents is real Walking around in New York often means navigating obstructions on the sidewalk. And some of the city’s most ubiquitous features are sidewalk sheds, looming over sidewalks and signaling ongoing construction or repair work above. They’re designed to keep pedestrians safe, but they also...

When New York City construction employers fail to keep job sites safe in the winter, workers can be badly hurt Winter is just around the corner, and that means winter weather is going to be a factor on construction sites throughout New York. Especially on outdoor projects, cold and icy conditions can put workers in...

Proper harnesses, railings, and training save lives, yet too many New York employers cut corners It’s impossible to understate the number of things that have changed since 2010, but at least one has remained constant: fall protection is still the number one workplace hazard cited by OSHA. According to the National Safety Council, the Occupational...