Construction around the New York/New Jersey area seems never to end. For the men and women who make their living in the construction industry, this is good news; however, it also means that there are hundreds of serious construction accidents in New York and New Jersey each year. Unfortunately, some of these accidents result in fatal injuries. Others leave the victim with lasting injuries, and still more are only minor accidents that are frequently not reported. Even minor accidents, though, should be properly reported, for a variety of reasons. [Read more…]
Firm Founder Joseph A. Ginarte Continues to Fight for Civil Rights
Joseph A. Ginarte
Recently, Joseph A. Ginarte has been named counsel for the National Coalition of Latino Officers. The National Coalition of Latino Officers is a nonprofit organization that is seeks to increase the representation and advancement of Latinos within the criminal justice system. The organization works toward this goal by empowering, strengthening, and unifying Latino Law Enforcement Associations and Organizations. Mr. Ginarte’s devotion to the Latino Community and legal experience will make a substantial contribution to the National Coalition of Latino Officers and will help ensure that Latinos in the criminal justice system are treated fairly. [Read more…]
Create a Safer Work Environment By Reporting Your New York or New Jersey Construction Accident
Construction around the New York/New Jersey area seems never to end. For the men and women who make their living in the construction industry, this is good news; however, it also means that there are hundreds of serious construction accidents in New York and New Jersey each year. Unfortunately, some of these accidents result in fatal injuries. Others leave the victim with lasting injuries, and still more are only minor accidents that are frequently not reported. Even minor accidents, though, should be properly reported, for a variety of reasons. [Read more…]
Matthew Villani Celebrates July 4th by Giving Back
Ginarte associate Matthew Villani
July 4th is a day for families, celebrations, and remembering our nation’s history. It is also a great day for giving back to the community. This Independence Day, Matthew Villani, an associate at our firm, participated in the Firecracker 4 Mile Run in Cranford, New Jersey. This four-mile run benefits the Jay Cees charitable organization. Mr. Villani has run in a number of charitable races already this year. [Read more…]
A New York Construction Worker Dies After Wall Collapses
A New York City construction worker lost his life in a construction accident. The 29-year-old worker suffered fatal trauma to the head when the wall of a trench collapsed, burying him under debris, according to news reports. [Read more…]
New York Construction Worker Falls to His Death
A construction worker’s first day on the job should be cause for celebration at the end of the day. Sadly, for one Brooklyn construction worker, his first day on the job was his last day after he fell to his death. The worker was working on the reparation of the façade on an 11-story Manhattan building when the accident happened. [Read more…]
New York Construction Worker Electrocuted
A New York construction worker was fatally injured in a recent workplace accident. According to reports, the 47-year-old construction worker was working in East Greenbush, approximately150 miles north of Manhattan, when the accident happened. The worker was employed by a paving company and was lowering a light tower at the time the accident happened. Apparently, the tower made contact with overhead power lines, setting off a fatal burst of electricity. Witnesses to the accident said the victim was consumed by the ensuing fire before anyone could do anything to help. [Read more…]
Construction Debris Catches Fire on Rail Car in New Jersey
A rail car filled with construction materials caught on fire in New Jersey June 2012 when it was ignited by a welder. According to the Jersey Journal, the car was parked at the CSX rail yard on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kearny, New Jersey. Though no one was injured in the fire, the case brings up some important points. [Read more…]
OSHA Calls For Better Protection For NJ Construction Workers
Recently, we wrote about a Clifton, New Jersey, construction worker who fell through a roof and into a tub of nitric acid. We also wrote about a Secaucus construction worker who fell to his death from a crane. Now, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants N.J. construction companies to better protect their workers from falls. [Read more…]
Deadly Crane Accident Kills Secaucus Construction Worker
Unfortunately, crane accidents are one of the most common types of accidents suffered by workers in the New Jersey construction industry. A fatal accident last month took the life of yet another construction worker when he fell to his death from a crane while working on the construction of a new apartment complex off Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus. [Read more…]
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