26 January

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NY accident lawyers discuss injuries from forklifts

in Accident Injuries, Construction Accidents

Powered industrial trucks, or fork lifts, are necessary in many kinds of work settings. However, they also pose serious risks to workers and sometimes to bystanders such as pedestrians walking past a work site. Two recent examples of forklift fatalities from New York City involved a worker in Queens who passed away after a forklift fell on him in a warehouse, and a Brooklyn grocery worker who was crushed against a wall by a forklift and died from his chest injuries. Their deaths warrant serious investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incidents by an experienced accident lawyer. Many forklift accidents are...

25 January

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The dangers of getting trapped under equipment: Speak with a New York construction site accident lawyer

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents

Working at a construction site has its risks. But if you're an employee at a construction company, you also depend on other people to help make your environment as safe as possible and not expose you to unnecessary dangers. Among the dangers you could face at a construction site is getting trapped under heavy equipment or other heavy objects. This kind of scenario could cause serious injuries, including paralysis. It may also kill you. Recently in Watertown, for example, a construction company employee was moving heavy equipment when he reportedly got trapped under it. The injuries proved fatal. After any such accident, whether...

15 January

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Construction Site Accident Lawyer Discusses Facial Injury at Manhattan Building Renovation

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents

he New York City Buildings Department issued a partial stop-work order regarding the use of scaffolding following a construction accident on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Worker Hit in the Face According to the New York Daily News, a construction worker was seriously injured on Tuesday, December 15, when a falling object struck him in the face at the site of a building renovation. Officials said that the worker was on the second floor of a four-story building at West 86th Street and West End Avenue when another worker allegedly dropped the piece of construction material. The injured worker reportedly suffered a significant facial...

13 January

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Construction Accident Lawyer Discusses Fatal West Village Accident

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents

In a 2015 construction accident, a piece of plywood blew off of a fence at a 17-story building undergoing a condo conversion at 160 West 12th Street in the West Village area. High winds caused the piece of wood to sail across the street, where it struck a 37-year-old female pedestrian. This allegedly caused the woman's head to hit a wall at a parking garage. She required transport to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death was head trauma. History of Violations The New York City Buildings Department issued a stop work order at the construction site later...

07 December

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Worker Safety at NYC Construction sites

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents

Many people believe non-union construction jobs are less safe compared to union jobs. According to OSHA statistics, 78% of all New York construction accidents happen on non-union jobs. It is difficult to prove whether non-union job sites are more dangerous. Most of the work going on in NYC is non-union. Union jobs are usually confined to the larger jobs. Further, many jobs contain a mix of union and non-union workers. The size of a project is a more accurate predictor of worker safety. Larger job sites tend to hire site safety companies, have tool box talks about safety, and conduct more...

25 May

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NY Workers Comp Lawyer Note Radiation Exposure

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents, Legal News

Radioactive waste has been stored rather uneventfully at the Waste Isolation Pilot Project in New Mexico for well over a decade. An old salt mine has been used to isolate containers of radioactive waste far underground. The containers have been transported to the site from old bomb-making factories and other Defense Department facilities located around the country. Two Accidents in Nine Days Now, two incidents have happened within nine days of each other. First, a truck hauling salt deep in the mine caught fire. Then, on Feb. 14, radioactive particles were detected in and around the plant. Now, 13 workers have tested...

05 May

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OSHA May Levy Fines Following A Workplace Fall From Ladder Or Scaffold

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Ladder Accidents, Scaffold Accidents, Work Accidents

A March 2014 press release from the U.S. Department of Labor has outlined the findings of an investigation into a fatal fall from scaffolding. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched the investigation following the accident that occurred on September 20, 2013 at East Georgia State College in Swainsboro, Ga. Fall From Scaffolding A worker 42 years of age was working on scaffolding outside of a residence hall that put him about 19-feet off the ground. He subsequently fell from the scaffolding and did not survive. Now, OSHA has found that the employer, Jack Smiley, d/b/a Smiley Plaster Company, was at fault...

17 February

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Scaffolding Accident Lawyer Notes Collapse Of Scaffolding Under An Interstate

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents, Scaffold Accidents

A scaffolding collapse left three workers dangling a hundred feet in the air in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. During the afternoon of Feb. 10, the workers were involved in a project directly underneath a very busy overpass for Interstate 95. Below them was the New River and railroad tracks for the CSX Railroad. Worker Hospitalized Then, scaffolding that they were working on collapsed and dropped to the tracks and water below. As the scaffolding failed, a fourth worker was thrown onto some of the scaffolding debris. He was identified as a trauma alert and transported to the Broward Health Medical Center. Although he...

01 August

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Leading Cause of Construction Accidents: A Fall from a Ladder or Scaffold

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents, Ladder Accidents, Scaffold Accidents

Although there are many types of construction accidents, by far the most common one is a fall from a ladder or scaffold. In fact, there are so many of these types of falls that OSHA has developed a fall safety campaign to help bring awareness to these injuries, as many can be prevented by using safe practices in the workplace. Falls often happen whenever the right ladder for the job is not provided. The ladder may not be tall enough or be capable of carrying the right amount of weight. It can be expensive to have multiple ladders on hand for...

19 June

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Scaffolding Debate Highlights Need for Construction Accident Lawyers

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Construction Accidents

New York construction workers and their families may want to take note. State politicians are presently looking to reform a key law in a way that could negatively impact hard working New Yorkers. News about the proposed changes broke the weekend of June 16, 2013. Interestingly enough, it comes on the heels of previous reports about significant increases in NYC’s construction site accident statistics and lapses in safety measures. According to the latest headlines, state legislators’ sights are set on reforming what is commonly referred to as the scaffolding law. Those familiar with the court system know it as NY Labor...