Approximately 1.7 million people suffer brain injuries each year, according to the Brain Injury Association of America. Many of those injuries transform the lives of victims and their families forever. The organization designated March as Brain Injury Awareness Month to help the public understand brain injuries, their causes and treatment. [Read more…]
NYPD Finally Changes Accident Investigation Policy
After a considerable criticism by the public and government officials, it appears as that the New York Police Department is finally instituting much-needed changes to its accident investigation policy. Under the new policy, accidents in which victims have been “critically injured” will now qualify for a police investigation, according to the New York Times. [Read more…]
The Dangers of Fatigued Driving
Many people lost an hour of sleep as clocks were set forward an hour for the start of Daylight Saving Time. In case that lost hour of sleep seems insignificant, consider this: According to the National Transportation Safety Board, there historically has been a 17 percent increase in crashes across the nation on the Monday following the time change. [Read more…]
Steps to Take after a New York Construction Accident
During the spring and summer many New York construction workers are looking forward to longer work days and bigger paychecks. While this is certainly good news, longer work weeks also mean an increased risk of a construction accident that could leave you seriously injured. [Read more…]
Survivor Benefits in Fatal New York/New Jersey Construction Accidents
New York and New Jersey construction sites are laden with hazards such as falling objects, live electrical wires and open holes that a worker could fall through. Construction workers usually take these risks in stride, but their families and loved ones worry – and with good cause. Across the nation, the construction industry produces the second highest number of work-related fatalities each year, behind only the transportation industry. According to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16 construction workers were fatally injured in New York City alone in 2011. That figure is only one fewer than the 17 transportation industry workers who were killed on the job that year in New York City. [Read more…]
OSHA Seeks Comments on Certification of Crane Operators
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings in April 2013 to discuss crane operator certification standards. Given the rash of serious, even deadly, crane accidents throughout the country, including New York, over the past several years, OSHA hopes to elicit useful comments and suggestions. [Read more…]
Common Causes of Construction Injuries Include Cranes and Falls
Yet another crane accident in New Jersey sent a tree trimmer to the hospital with injuries recently. According to a news report, the accident occurred in Haddonfield when the crane toppled as it lowered chunks of a tree that was being removed from beside a home. A tree trimmer who was more than two stories up at the time was thrown onto the roof below. In addition, the operator of the crane was trapped inside the vehicle for more than an hour because a nearby power line was torn down and exposed. The operator of the crane was not injured; however, the tree trimmer suffered a fractured leg in the fall. The accident was being investigated by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to determine whether any workplace safety regulations were violated. [Read more…]
Crane Accidents Continue to Plague New York
The number and severity of crane accidents in New York have alarmed workers, policymakers and federal authorities over the past decade. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration was called to investigate yet another crane accident, this one at a construction site in the middle of the downtown business and entertainment district of Saratoga Springs. Amazingly, no one was injured when the crane fell over, the Wall Street Journal reported. The construction company responsible for the crane claimed that a lever malfunction caused the crane to tip over. [Read more…]
Construction Accident Statistics Show Extent of Workplace Fatalities
Anyone who works in the construction industry already knows that it can be a dangerous. In 2011, 721 construction accidents in the private sector resulted in the deaths of construction workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number was down 7 percent from 2010. [Read more…]
Worker Rescued from Roosevelt Island Tram
A worker who was inspecting cables became stuck in machinery above a Roosevelt Island tram recently and had to be rescued, according to a news report. “His foot got between two of the wheels, the car rolled an inch or two, trapping his foot, pinning it between the wheel and the cable,” a police detective told a New York TV station. The injured worker was transported to a local hospital. [Read more…]
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