Construction worker falls to death in SoHo

A construction worker died May 2012 after falling 40 feet from a building in SoHo, according to news reports.

Adrien Zamora, 28, was one of many workers employed to restore the façade of an 11-story luxury loft apartment building on Broome Street. He fell three floors from the building shortly after 5 p.m., the article stated. [Read more…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

 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…]

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…]