Anyone who works in the New York or New Jersey construction industry can tell you that fatigue is a major part of the job after working a long day at the job site. Anyone in the insurance industry can also tell you that fatigue is one of the major causes of distracted driving, injuring and killing thousands of people each year on the nation’s roadways. When you combine the two, it can be a sure-fire recipe for disaster. [Read more…]
Construction worker pinned, injured in Syracuse accident
On May 2012, a worker was unloading a shipping container when three pallets suddenly slipped and pinned him against a wall.
The accident happened at Syracuse’s Carousel Center. The 20-foot container was filled with ceramic floor tiles. A forklift was being used to remove the pallets from the container. [Read more…]
The Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction
Anyone who works in the New York and New Jersey construction industry knows that jobsite accidents are common. Despite government regulations and oversight by agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, construction sites continue to be among the most dangerous workplaces in the country. This comes as no surprise to the millions of construction workers across the country. Construction, by the very nature of the work itself, requires workers to use dangerous equipment, operate heavy machinery, and work in places that are considered high risk. [Read more…]
Publication Looks At State Fatality Rates In The Construction Industry
Working in construction can be a dangerous profession. In fact, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, the construction industry has one of the highest rates of injuries leading to fatalities. [Read more…]
NJ Construction Fall Accident Leaves Two Workers With Chemical Burns
New Jersey roofers Rob Nuckols and Martin Davis reported to work as usual Monday morning. But a construction accident later that day left both men severely burned, according to news reports. [Read more…]
NY Construction Accident Raises Awareness of Dangers Construction Workers Face
According to the NY Daily News, a construction worker working on the Second Avenue subway line was seriously injured last week when a concrete slab fell on him. The worker was hospitalized in serious but stable condition with back and leg injuries, according to the article. [Read more…]
4 Area Construction Fatalities in 12 Days
Occasionally we can go months without hearing of a fatal construction accident on the news. But in recent days, that has been far from the case. Four construction workers have died in four separate construction accidents in the area in just 12 days’ time. [Read more…]
Brooklyn Construction Collapse Kills 1, Injures 4
A 22-year-old construction worker was killed and four others were injured when the building they were working on collapsed on them. Only moments earlier, the group had been “joking” that the building would fall in, according to the New York Daily News. [Read more…]
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