Workplace Injuries

• NYC Worker Falls Ten Stories To His Death

  Chrissie Cole | March 18, 2009 7:54 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A construction worker fell ten stories to his death, landing on scaffolding on the first floor of a luxury hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday. According to officials, it appears the worker was not...

• Two NYC Residents Acquitted of 2 Firefighter’s Deaths

  Paul Napoli | February 17, 2009 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Caridad Coste and Rafael Castillo were accused with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide due to the incident when 2 firefighters had to jump to their death because of dividers in the...

• Worker Suffers Minor Injuries In Crane Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 10, 2009 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A crane accident on Tuesday morning at an Imperial County construction site landed one worker in the hospital when the heavy steel structure collapsed on him. Amazingly, he escaped the...

• New Construction Safety Rules For New York City

  Chrissie Cole | February 03, 2009 6:26 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  New York City Buildings Commissioner, Robert LiMandri, unveiled a plan, including 40 new rules, intended to overhaul how high-rise construction and the City are regulated. The new recommendations...

• City Worker Killed In Accident At Sewage Plant

  Chrissie Cole | January 09, 2009 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A New York City Department of Environmental Protection worker was killed when a temporary conveyor belt collapsed crushing him beneath its steel supports, according to city officials. The...

• WTC Lawsuits To Begin In 2010

  Chrissie Cole | December 14, 2008 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Lawsuits against the city of New York resulting from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001 will begin in the spring of 2010. Nearly 10,000 emergency workers,...

• Worker Injured In NYC Construction Accident

  Chrissie Cole | December 11, 2008 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The partial collapse of a wall at a construction site of a subway entrance in Manhattan sent a construction worker to the hospital with serious injuries. He is currently listed in critical...

• Two NYC Crane Operators Fined In Fatal Construction Accident

  Chrissie Cole | November 15, 2008 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Two New York City crane operators have been fined $50,000 and had their licenses suspended after a September crane accident that claimed the life of a construction worker. Christopher and...

• Construction Worker Killed In Trench Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | October 23, 2008 7:47 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  An employee, 20, of Fiske construction became buried when a trench he was excavating collapsed on him. The worker’s name was not immediately released, but police say he was not from New...

• World Trade Center Stress is Comparable to the War, Study Says

  Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2008 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A newly released study suggests post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers is comparable to that of U.S. war veterans returning from...