Workplace Injuries

• Children Exposed to Toxic Dust Following 9/11 Have Developed Respiratory Symptoms

  Chrissie Cole | November 29, 2007 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  New data shows 1,700 children exposed to toxic dust following the attacks on the World Trade Center have developed respiratory symptoms. 53% of the 3,100 children included in the survey, all of which are enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry, suffer from symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing, according to the city health department.The survey also found that...

• Chapel Hill Construction Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | November 16, 2007 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A construction worker was injured in a crane accident in Chapel Hill on Wednesday morning. The man fell 10 to 15 feet into a trench. He was moving a concrete vault into the trench. The accident happened at 410 McCauley Street behind a power plant on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill.Officials say the crane tipped over at the site of the campus' co-generation facility.It took two hours to rescue...

• New York Construction Worker Struck and Killed by Truck

  Chrissie Cole | October 31, 2007 8:22 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A construction worker, 37, of Dayton, was struck and killed in a construction accident, Wednesday, by a co-worker driving an excavator.Dennis John, Cattaraugus County Sheriff, "It's an accident where I think it was inattention on the flagman, taking for granted that the excavator wasn't coming his way, walked in the path and once the excavator got a hold of his foot or whatever, there was...

• Eight People Injured in New York City Construction Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 19, 2007 2:07 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A construction accident, Wednesday, injured eight people when a construction crane bucket fell 53 stories from the top of a skyscraper, crashing into the mid-Manhattan building's glass facade raining down debris.The accident occurred at 1 p.m., at One Bryant Park, the site of a Bank of America Tower that is currently under construction at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, according to a New York...

• City May Settle World Trade Center Lawsuit

  Shannon Weidemann | October 16, 2007 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Over 9,000 people have filed suit with the City of New York after they have become sick with World Trade Center Illness. Many responded to Ground Zero to help with the rescue and then clean up operation. The city is now interested in trying to come to a settlement agreement that is in the best interest of everyone involved. "Every time we are sued we will always take a look and see whether...

• Aurora Construction Accident Injures Two Workers

  Shannon Weidemann | October 10, 2007 11:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Two men were injured at a construction site in Aurora this morning. They were excavating at the Verona Ridge subdivision at Indian Trail and Deerpath Road. The construction accident involved an excavator. An excavation bucket became dislodged, rolled over and crushed the chest of a 48 year-old worker around 1:30 p.m. The second worker suffered a minor shoulder injury, officials...

• Two Clinics Opening to Treat WTC Illnesses

  Shannon Weidemann | September 21, 2007 7:16 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  In order to treat 20,000 more patients for illnesses related to the World Trade Center attacks in 2001, the City of New York is opening two more clinics. It will cost the city $33 million to fund the new sites for the next five years. The Mayor of New York City is asking for more federal funding to help pay for those suffering from World Trade Center Illnesses. To coincide with the...

• New York Pipeline Worker Killed in Construction Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 16, 2007 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A man, 67, working on a natural gas pipeline was killed in a construction accident, Saturday, when he was thrown from the machine and it rolled over him.The accident occurred while the construction worker, of New Jersey, was working on the Millennium Pipeline in Harriman State Park, located approximately 30 miles north of New York City.Federal regulators approved the 182-mile pipeline, with a...

• Crew Claims Exposure to Asbestos in Borough Hall Renovation

  Jenny Albano | September 13, 2007 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A crew working on a renovation for Borough Hall in Staten Island claim that they were exposed to asbestos. The workers included 6 inmates and 2 officers that were supervising. Now the officers have filed a notice of intent to sue the city for damages, and the inmates have expressed a desire to join the suit.The inmates were asked to tear up some carpet and floor tiles in a half-gutted office...

• New 9/11 Health Web Site Goes Live

  Chrissie Cole | September 10, 2007 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City Mayor, announced the launch of the new World Trade Center Health Website. The website will house all health related issues stemming from the health of effects of 9/11 in one place. The new website will be utilized to bring together the latest scientific research and services, including where those suffering from adverse health affects can go for free medicine...