Workplace Injuries

• More Safety Measures Underway on Goldman Sachs Construction

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2008 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A recent construction accident is forcing new safety measures to be undertaken on the new Goldman Sachs headquarters. Steel fell 18 stories onto a baseball field where little league games were being...

• Construction Worker Hurt in Lincoln Center Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | April 24, 2008 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A New York City construction worker was injured in a fall from scaffolding at the Lincoln Center last night. He was wearing a safety harness at the time of the construction accident. It is unknown...

• Construction Worker Falls to His Death in Manhattan

  Chrissie Cole | April 15, 2008 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A safety strap system intended to secure a construction worker to the building he was working on failed, causing him to plunge to his death on Monday, according to authorities. The worker, 25, of...

• Journalists Battling World Trade Center Illness

  Shannon Weidemann | March 12, 2008 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  First responders to the World Trade Center in 2001 included fireman, police officers and rescue workers. Journalists also responded to the scene in order to report on the events there. There is a new report out now that journalists and photographers are also suffering from World Trade Center Illness. They were exposed to the same toxic fumes and materials believed to be responsible for a host...

• Study Done on Preschoolers and World Trade Center

  Shannon Weidemann | February 10, 2008 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Researchers have finished a study on preschoolers who were exposed in some way to the events of September 11th. They wanted to access any long term effects or trauma that the children suffered from the World Trade Center attacks. Some of the children saw people fall from the tower or the towers collapse. They found that children that had a previous traumatic experience were more likely to...

• 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...

• New York Residents Worry About Contaminated Building

  Shannon Weidemann | August 27, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The 26-story Deutsche Bank building near the World Trade Center site caught on fire on August 18th. Two firefighters were killed trying to put the fire out. The building is currently unoccupied and being cleaned up of toxic substances before being demolished. The building was damaged on September 11th when the south tower of the World Trade Center fell on it. The Aug. 18 blaze at the...

• World Trade Center Rescue Dog Dies of Cancer

  Shannon Weidemann | August 14, 2007 10:02 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A black labrador retriever named Jake has lost his battle with cancer. Jake was a rescue dog that worked a Ground Zero to help find survivors of the World Trade Center attack. It is unknown if he was suffering from a World Trade Center illness. No one can say whether the dog would have gotten sick if he hadn't been exposed to the smoky air at Ground Zero, but cancer in dogs Jake's age -- he...

• 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...

• 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...