Construction Accidents

A new workplace fatalities registry bill has taken effect in New York, which will require stakeholders to promptly report construction worker fatalities. Supporters hope the new law will help promote safety by creating a centralized database that can help people more easily detect trends and patterns that lawmakers can use to create new safety standards. […]

Year after year, construction workers top the lists for the most dangerous occupations due to workplace fatalities and injuries in this industry. They are often part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most commonly cited statistics list, such as one in five workplace fatalities in the private sector occurs in the construction industry. But why does […]

Many people are saying a sidewalk shed might have prevented the tragic death of a 60-year-old Manhattan architect who was killed by a piece of facade that fell from a 49th Street building. Erica Tishman was hit by the falling debris around mid-morning on December 17 while she was walking on 49th Street near Seventh Avenue, according to the […]

Construction-related injuries and deaths have increased significantly in New York City as construction activity as soared, according to a recent report in the New York Post. The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) reported that eight people were killed in construction accidents in the first seven months of 2018 compared to four deaths during the same period […]

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