Workplace Injuries

• Governor Pushes for More Benefits to World Trade Center Responders

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 12:59 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The Governor of New York is introducing legislation to include more workers into the diability class surrounding those with World Trade Center illness. Thousands of people that worked at Ground Zero...

• Arm Crushed in Queen Creek Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2008 4:27 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  A 44-year-old construction worker was injured in a construction accident on Tuesday. His arm was almost severed after being crushed in a machine. According to officials, the 44-year-old man...

• Registration Date Extended for 911 Workers & Volunteers to File Workers' Comp

  Chrissie Cole | July 16, 2008 12:31 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  Those who helped assist in the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts of the World Trade Center destruction - have an extended deadline of August 13, 2008 to register with the New York State Workers’...

• Another Construction Crane Falls in New York

  Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2008 11:24 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  New York is the scene of another construction crane tragedy today. At least one person is dead after a crane working on construction site in Mahattan fell 20 stories. Firefighters are combing...

• NY Construction Worker Crushed to Death by Dump Truck

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 21, 2009 A Staten Island construction worker was killed on Friday when he was run over by a dump truck driven by a co-worker. Jody Reese, 53, of Tottenville, was on the job as part of a...

• Two Workers Injured as NY School Roof Collapses

  Paul Napoli | November 02, 2009 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 2, 2009 The roof of a Pelham elementary school collapsed Saturday afternoon, injuring two construction workers. Colonial School at 315 Highbrook Avenue in Pelham was undergoing a...

• Steamroller Crushes NJ Construction Worker

  Paul Napoli | November 01, 2009 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  October 31. 2009 New Jersey State Police are investigating a construction accident on Route 287 in Edison, which has left one worker critically injured. About 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Nehal Master...

• MSHA Proposes $504,900 in Penalties Against PA Mine Operator

  Marc Jay Bern | October 20, 2009 7:13 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  October 20, 2009 Mount Carmel, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed $504,900 in civil penalties against UAE Coalcorp Associates, which...

• Safety Procedures Questioned in Fatal Philly Lift Accident

  Paul Napoli | October 19, 2009 11:36 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  October 16, 2009 (Philadelphia, PA) – Local authorities and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating the cause of a Philadelphia Center City...

• Construction Worker Dies from Fall on the Job

  Paul Napoli | October 02, 2009 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  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,...