If you work in construction, you face risks that most New Yorkers never do. Your job is inherently dangerous. As such, there are laws specifically designed to protect you from harm and give you access to redress when an accident happens. [Read more…]
Permit-less Construction Work Results in Cave-In, Serious Injuries
Eight construction workers suffered injuries when the Brooklyn building they were working in partially collapsed. Witnesses to the accident said the site was unstable and workers shouldn’t have been put in that kind of danger. Officials say the owner did not get the mandatory permits for construction work before sending the workers in. [Read more…]
Construction Worker Deaths Often Preventable
Accidents on construction sites are common. Of 3,945 workers killed in private industry in 2012, 775, or almost 20%, were in construction. Preventing such deaths is often a matter of training, proper equipment and oversight by employers who truly care about the safety of their workers. [Read more…]
Newark Construction Worker Buried in Cave-In
According to the Newark Post Online, a 62-year-old worker was buried in a cave-in in Middletown in an excavation accident that happened while workers were laying a sewer line to connect to a new movie theater at Garden Gate and Spring Arbor drives. [Read more…]
Earthmover Kills Newark Man on Construction Site
A Newark man was killed while working on a Mare Island construction site recently. According to the San Jose Mercury news, the 48-year-old worker was part of a surveying team that was readying a site for residential construction. [Read more…]
Women in Construction Face Unique Safety Issues
Men account for the overwhelming majority of construction workers. But about 9% of all construction workers are women. And though construction workers, no matter the gender, face the risk of being involved in a serious construction accident, female construction workers often face unique challenges in accident prevention. [Read more…]