Construction Worker Dies from Fall on the Job
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October 2, 2009
Police Lt. Charles Campbell confirmed yesterday that Frank Puglisi, 66, died Sunday from injuries suffered in a fall last Friday at a Hoboken construction site.
Frank Puglisi, of Lodi, was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center on Friday after a he fell backward off a loading dock platform while working at the construction site for the Berkshire, a 14-story rental building at 14th Street and Shipyard Lane, according to Police Lt. Charles Campbell. Although Puglisi fell only a few feet, he suffered serious head trauma. Campbell noted that it remains unclear how or why Puglisi may have fallen.
Shanaphy, an assistant property manager at Hoboken-based Applied Development Company, owner of the property said, "It's a terrible tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
The preliminary 2008 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, produced by the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, states that once again workers in construction incurred the most fatalities of any industry in the private sector. Nationwide, 680 workers from various industries died resulting from falls on the job in 2008. Final results of the census will be released in April 2010.
Many factors must be taken into consideration when determining if a worker’s injury or death was the result of negligence or dangerous working conditions. You may be entitled to compensation such as medical expenses, funeral expenses, the lost prospect of receiving an inheritance, and the loss of financial support (in the case of the death of a spouse whose income supported family members) for the personal injury or wrongful death of a loved one while on the job. At Napoli Bern Ripka LLP, we are experienced in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. We know that dealing with the death of a loved one is difficult. Contact us to discuss what you can do to recover for the loss call 888-529-4669 or visit www.NapoliBern.com today.
Sources:
http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2009/10/construction_worked_injured_in.html
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/hoboken/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1254464733270090.xml&coll=3
http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm