Workplace Injuries

• Lung Disease Mystery Surrounding 9/11

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  While there may not be any scientific evidence linking exposure to 9/11 dust and diseases like that of pulmonary fibrosis, it hasn't stopped the press from making assumptions and jumping to conclusions that go against science.For instance, a case involving a New York Police Officer whose son was a guest of Senator Clinton at the State of the Union just hours after his father's premature death...

• Bellevue Hospital Opens Unit to Treat World Trade Center Illness

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  New York City has given Bellevue Hospital $16 million to be used over the next five years to treat those affected by World Trade Center Illness. 1,000 people have already signed up for the program and the hospital has the capacity to treat 6,000 over the next few years.Bellevue is hiring more specialists - including pulmonary physicians, ear-nose-and-throat doctors, psychologists and social...

• City finally plans to help victims of 9/11 illness

  Staff Writer | March 05, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  New York City's Mayor announced a plan in February for the city to help victims who suffer from 9/11 illness resulting from the World Trade Center attacks and collapse. The site was understandably an extremely toxic one in the hours and weeks after the devastating World Trade Center attack and collapse of the buildings. This affected not only rescue workers and cleanup crews, but also those who...

• People Affected by World Trade Center Illness Want Help

  Shannon Weidemann | February 26, 2007 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Of the people that were the first to respond to the call for help on September 11th, 60 percent are still feeling some effect on their health from that day. They suffer from asbestos exposure, reduced lung capacity and pulmonary fibrosis. Others who worked at Ground Zero or at the landfill where debris where taken are also suffering from so called World Trade Center Illness. Many blame the...

• Negligence at a Construction Site

  Jeremy Thurman | December 27, 2005 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Both the Federal government and state governments have implemented special laws that are in place to protect the health and safety of construction workers. It is important that both employers and employees adhere to these regulations in order to make the construction site a safer place to work. However, with so many hazards around it is hardly surprising that so many accidents and deaths still...

• New York Construction Accident Laws In Danger

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  It appears that the Assembly in Albany may be considering some "comparative negligence" laws. That would be a shame. I agree with the attorney in this article that the reason our great state has such low on-the-job injury rates is because we have such strict rules requiring companies to provide safe working conditions. If the worker mentioned in this article had been provided with a working...