Workplace Injuries

• Police Department to Release Study that Tracks Health of 34,000 Officers from 9/11

  Chrissie Cole | August 16, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  In the six years following the World Trade Center Attacks, on September 11, 2001, the city's contention over world trade center illness has often times spotlighted police officers who stood guard at the site.Two cases that quickly come to mind are Detective James Zadroga whose family succeeded in convincing city officials that his death was linked to toxic dust from the site and Officer...

• $4.7 Million Raised for People who Fell Ill After 9/11

  Christina Cole | April 09, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The 9/11 Neediest Medical Campaign was created to help those who became seriously ill after the September 11th World Trade Center attack. The fund has collected $300,000 since February for a grand total close to $4.7 million, reports fund officials.The collected funds will be divided between Bellevue Hospital Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center for uninsured patients. A $100,000 grant will...

• NYC Worker Killed In Scaffolding Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | August 19, 2009 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A construction worker fell four stories to his death when the scaffolding he was on collapsed. City authorities are now investigating whether the worker was properly harnessed at the time. Henryk...

• WTC Lawsuits To Begin In 2010

  Chrissie Cole | December 14, 2008 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Lawsuits against the city of New York resulting from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001 will begin in the spring of 2010. Nearly 10,000 emergency workers,...

• Construction Worker Killed In Trench Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | October 23, 2008 7:47 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  An employee, 20, of Fiske construction became buried when a trench he was excavating collapsed on him. The worker’s name was not immediately released, but police say he was not from New...

• Bill Pending in Congress to Continue Funding for 9/11 Responders

  Chrissie Cole | August 13, 2008 9:52 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Seven years have passed since the attack on the World Trade Center. The women and men who worked at Ground Zero now suffer from serious illnesses with no end in sight. Doctors, politicians and...

• 9/11 Police Officers Added to Wall

  Shannon Weidemann | May 09, 2008 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Eight New York City Police Officers who died from World Trade Center Illnesses were added to the Wall of Heroes on Wednesday. The honor is reserved for police officers that died in the line of duty....

• Hearing to Focus on Health Compensation for World Trade Center Sick

  Shannon Weidemann | April 04, 2008 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A Congressional hearing has been held to determine if victims of World Trade Center Illness should be compensated. Most of the focus has been on health care for victims. This hearing will center on...

• New Construction Laws Proposed in New York City

  Shannon Weidemann | February 12, 2008 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Following a rise in construction deaths and injuries in New York City, new laws intended to protect construction workers have been proposed by the city's Building Commissioner. Construction accident injuries have rised 63 percent since 2006. New regulations include registering of concrete contractors and changing which projects require a safety manager. Currently a builiding must be 15...

• Worker Killed at Trump SoHo Construction Site

  Chrissie Cole | January 14, 2008 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  One worker was killed and one seriously injured in a construction accident at the Trump SoHo construction site when a bucket full of wet concrete careened into scaffolding and sent debris flying 40 stories.Construction workers and authorities said the bucket, which was being hoisted by a crane near the 41st floor, fell into some scaffolding supporting near the top of the building at about 1:55...