The New York City Department of Buildings plays a critical role in overseeing construction throughout the city. Not only does the department inspect construction sites and enforce building codes but it also responds to complaints and works to prevent construction-related injuries and fatalities. In essence, the DOB performs much of the same functions that its federal counterpart, OSHA, performs, but at the city level. [Read more…]
New York Construction Firm Cited for Fatal Crane Accident
The U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New York crane company for safety violations in a crane collapse that killed a worker in Manhattan last April, according to a report on phillyburbs.com. The fines, totaling $68,000, were for safety violations that contributed to the collapse at a subway line extension site. Sadly, a 30-year-old worker Burlington City construction worker was fatally injured when the crane crumbled on top of him. The subcontractor that employed the worker also has been cited. [Read more…]
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt in New York Construction Accident
A woman walking along 58th Street was injured recently when she was struck by a construction truck and pinned beneath the vehicle until firefighters could extricate her. According to news reports, the accident took place at a construction site at 220 Central Park South. A building under demolition there has been the subject of litigation between two of the city’s most prominent developers. [Read more…]
Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills Construction Worker
A construction worker was killed and a second was seriously injured this month when a building partially collapsed as concrete blocks were being loaded onto the roof. Another worker said that before the collapse, a supervisor had tried to warn a crane operator not to drop more blocks on the roof. “The building was already shaking. It had too much stuff. It was overloaded,” said bricklayer Ignatius Regis. [Read more…]
Forklift Accidents Not Unusual at Construction Sites
A forklift operator was killed on the job September 2012 in Rockaway, N.J., when the machine fell on top of him, according to the Associated Press. The 52-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was employed by a painting contractor and was working on renovations behind a department store at the time. [Read more…]
World Trade Center Site Is Scene of Another Construction Accident
A construction worker was seriously injured last week when he slipped and fell 15 feet to the ground as he was installing a steel beam at 3 World Trade Center in New York City. He suffered a head injury and broke both arms, according to news reports. Only a thorough investigation by authorities will tell us why the accident occurred; however, John Gallagher, a spokesman for Tishman Construction, which serves as the construction manager for 3 World Trade Center, said that at the time the worker was following all OSHA-prescribed safety procedures. [Read more…]
New Jersey Man Burned in Construction Accident
A worker was seriously burned this month in Middleton Township, N.J., when his gasoline-soaked clothing caught fire. According to news reports, the man was driving a skid-loader when he and other workers smelled gas. The worker tried to take the lid off the gas tank, but the lid blew off the tank and gas sprayed out, soaking his clothes. Later, a hot muffler or other ignition source from construction equipment caused a spark, and the man’s clothes caught fire. Co-workers were able to put out the blaze with a garden hose, but the man had to be hospitalized with burns over 20 percent of his body. [Read more…]
Mechanic Sentenced in Fatal Manhattan Crane Collapse
A mechanic has been sentenced to a year of community service for his part in the deadly collapse of a crane in Manhattan in 2008. Authorities said the mechanic had performed a “penny-pinching, shoddy repair to a crucial component of the 200-foot-tall crane,” which snapped apart just one month later. Two workers were killed and many other people were injured. [Read more…]
NYC School Construction Injuries Indicate Lack of Safety
New York City’s School Construction Authority says it expects to pay about $270 million to settle injury claims by construction workers for accidents that occurred in 2009. That’s about 10 times more than the authority spent about 10 years ago. While some say this indicates a growing readiness by construction workers to file claims when they’re hurt, we know that the payments may point to inadequate safety measures at construction sites. [Read more…]
Consolidated Edison Manager Burned in Manhole Explosion
Contract negotiations broke down in New York between Consolidated Edison and management recently, leading to a lockout, according to news reports. Consolidated Edison is responsible for maintaining much of the electrical power and natural gas systems throughout New York City. Although both sides are reportedly working on ending the lockout, Consolidated Edison management has stepped in to replace the workers who have been forced off the job while negotiations continue. Unfortunately, this may be leading to workplace injuries and accidents that would not otherwise take place. [Read more…]
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