The New York City area is experiencing an increase in real estate development, as can be clearly seen by looking at all the construction sites in progress throughout the city. While this rebound is likely to be extremely profitable for those in the construction industry, it also presents an increased level of risk for workers. [Read more…]
Report: Latino Workers Face High Risk of Construction Accidents
As any individual who has ever worked on a construction site can tell you, the inherent risks of working in the construction industry are far greater than the risks posed by working at jobs in most other industries. What you may be surprised to learn is that when it comes to fatal injuries in construction accidents, not all workers appear to be at equal risk. [Read more…]
Construction Accident at Temple University
Construction work isn’t limited to New York and New Jersey and neither are construction accidents. Fortunately, we can learn from accidents that happen in neighboring states to prevent similar ones from happening here. Recently, such an accident happened in at Temple University in Philadelphia. [Read more…]
Construction Accident Injures First-Responder
Sometimes those who are employed to save lives end up with their own lives on the line. When EMTs and firefighters respond to serious car accidents, bus accidents, or explosions, they are at risk of injury themselves. A recent construction accident in nearby Philadelphia illustrated this when a construction worker and a firefighter were both hurt. [Read more…]
NJ Contractor Faces More Than $20K in Fall-Hazard Fines
When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration tells an employer to correct a worksite issue, the company need to do it. Failure to abide by OSHA standards could result in serious injury or even death to workers on a job site. [Read more…]