Workplace Injuries

• Eight FDNY Firefighters Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer

  Chrissie Cole | July 08, 2007 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Over the past five years, eight firefighters have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. They were among those who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 or they were part of the cleanup and recovery following the devastation.The illness is rare and known to affect women three times more than males. However, the FDNY cases involve only men.The National Cancer Institute put the incidence rate...

• WTC Survivor Battles Association Over Dog

  Chrissie Cole | June 30, 2007 1:54 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A man, who says his dog has helped him to cope with the after effects of the World Trade Center attack, is fighting his condo neighbors whom are trying to evict his German shepherd.Marvin got his dog, Jazzman, as a recommendation for therapy. Neighbors complain the dog is bigger than allowed by the condo code that limits the size of dogs to no bigger than 35 pounds. They also say the dog has...

• Business Leaders Ask for Aid in Treating WTC Sick

  Shannon Weidemann | June 29, 2007 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The Partnership for New York City business group has drafted and signed a letter to Congress asking them for $283 million in aid to help pay for those affected by World Trade Center Illness in 2008. Thousands of people are estimated to have some sort of illness or disability related to the World Trade Center attack in 2001. The letter asks Congress to appropriate $283 million for the 2008...

• $2B Dollar World Trade Center Insurance Battle Ends

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 1:23 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Governor Spitzer and State Insurance Superintendent Eric R. Dinallo announced Silverstein Properties along with seven insurance companies have reached a $2 billion settlement of all outstanding insurance claims from the destruction of the World Trade Center.The settlement, the biggest in regulatory history, ends a six year legal battle and removes the last major obstacle that was preventing new...

• Pennsylvania Man Killed in Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 11:15 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A 60-year-old electrician from Wilkes-Barre was killed in a construction accident when a coworker drove a van over him. The person driving the van did not see the man before he was hit. The victim was pinned under the van. Construction workers pulled Mr. Anstett's body out from under the van. Officer Bidwell and a few of the workers performed CPR until an ambulance arrived. Officer Bidwell...

• EPA Misled NYC Residents on Dust Levels from 9/11

  Jenny Albano | June 25, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Federal environmental officials did not accurately report the amount of unsafe air particles that were found in Lower Manhattan residents homes. 4,000 homes in the area were decontaminated after the World Trade Center collapsed; officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that a "very small" number of air samples contained unsafe levels of asbestos.But, the EPA misled...

• Thousands of New York City Firefighters Treated for WTC Illness

  Shannon Weidemann | June 18, 2007 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The New York City Fire Department has over 5,000 workers being treated for an illness, emotional problem or disease related to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. That is 45% of the firefighters and EMS that worked for the department on September 11th. An unknown number of people are suffering from World Trade Center Illnesses. About 3,000 firefighters and EMS workers...

• PBA Sues NYC for Officer Who Became Ill After Ground Zero Work

  Christina Cole | June 16, 2007 2:43 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  New York City's largest police union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 36-year-old officer suffering from a disease he claims he developed while working at the World Trade Center site after the devastation of 9/11.The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA), in a civil lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, states the Officer was diagnosed with sarcoidosis and Lofgren's syndrome, a form of...

• Several World Trade Center Site Workers Have Developed Rare Blood Cell Cancers

  Christina Cole | June 15, 2007 2:17 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  One of the biggest programs tracking the World Trade Center site workers health, said several workers have developed a rare blood cell cancer. The research has spiked fears that cancer will become a "third wave" of illness amongst those that were exposed to toxic dust after September 11.Dr. Robin Herbert, co-director of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program at Mount Sinai Medical...

• Workers' comp deadline for 9/11 workers

  Staff Writer | June 11, 2007 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Workers who sustained injuries at the World Trade Center during or after the 9/11 attacks are facing a deadline for filing their workers' compensation claims. For rescue workers, first responders and members of construction crews, the deadline for claims is August 14, 2007. Attorneys recommend that all workers present on 9/11 and immediately after protect their rights by registering with the...