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NYC Construction Site Falls Remain Deadly
Every few months, another sad news story reveals that a New York City construction worker has fallen to his death. As most construction site managers know, falls are among the “fatal four” most dangerous threats to construction site injuries and deaths. Close to 38.8% of the construction site deaths reported in 2015 were caused by falls. Many falls involve improperly constructed scaffolding, unprotected roof edges; poorly covered holes in floors; and inadequate fall protection training. Highly responsible construction site supervisors can easily prevent all of these problems long before anyone falls. Another Deadly Construction Site Fall in Brooklyn – December 2016 Shortly before his death, Wilfredo Enrique, age 59, was helping to install a façade at 325 Kent Avenue where the Domino Surgery refinery once operated. When complete, this $1.5 billion project will create approximately 2,300 new residential units at the foot of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Bridge. Like many other high-dollar
New York City Fires: Still A Danger Though Numbers Are Dropping
Few events pose as much deadly danger as large industrial fires and those that ravage our private homes and apartment buildings. Fortunately, this city is now seeing a decline in annual fires. A January 9, 2017 New York Times article states that fire deaths in this city are now at their lowest in more than one hundred years. While even one death remains a tragedy, we only had 48 people die in fires in 2016. You must go back to 1970 when 310 people died in New York City to find the highest number of annual fire deaths during the past century. Of course, one of the most disastrous single events occurred back in 1911, when the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire broke out – claiming the lives of 145 workers. Mayor Bill de Blasio is pleased that numerous changes in safety requirements are making a positive difference for
Untreated Bedsores: Frequent Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Far too often, older Americans living in nursing homes must fight hard to obtain quality care for their chronic conditions. Many of them are also battling poorly treated diabetes, auto-immune diseases – and even different cancers. What’s even worse is that our American healthcare system often adds insult to injury – when nursing home employees fail to provide daily care needs like regularly helping patients shift positions in their beds so they can avoid developing painful bedsores. In hospital settings, failing to help disabled or immobile patients routinely change bodily positions to avoid creating serious pressure sores can give rise to medical malpractice lawsuits. This same oversight committed by lazy or inattentive nursing home employees can constitute nursing home abuse. Since bedsores can quickly become severely infected and cause immense pain – all medical caregivers must proactively help patients prevent such sores from ever forming. What Exactly Are Bedsores and
NFL Concussion Lawsuit Settlement: Recent Developments That Can Help Your Case
The battle for compensation to NFL players over football concussions has gone on seemingly forever, despite being only six years. Within this time, we’ve seen a long struggle for NFL players who still suffer the effects from their injuries. At the same time, we’ve seen a lot of confusion and protracted arguments over how much these players should receive in settlement money. Two years after the initial lawsuit first filed in 2011, there was a $765 million settlement in the works. You likely remember when the federal judge overseeing this case didn’t think the settlement money would cover all the medical costs of the thousands of players injured. Later, she upped the settlement to over $1 billion, which has yet to go to the victims. However, it may soon be completed. Just mere months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court denied requests from other retired players to put the settlement on
Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Discuss a Serious DUI Crash At a Bus Stop
On March 3, two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle while they waited at a bus stop explains one of the New York pedestrian accident lawyers at the F&A Injury Law Firm. The accident happened in Verona, New Jersey, at Pease Avenue and Lakeside Avenue. Accident Details ABC 7 News reports that a 2006 white Mitsubishi operated by a 25-year-old man from Belleville hit a 34-year-old woman and her 30-year-old brother. The female victim did not survive, and the male victim was taken to a local hospital where he was reported critical, but stable. Driver Charged With Multiple Offenses The Essex County prosecutor subsequently charged the motorist with a number of offenses, including first degree death by auto, second degree assault by auto, driving while under the influence, failure to maintain lane, careless driving and reckless driving. He was being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark. When
The Serious Danger of An Elevation Related Construction Site Accident Demands Serious Attention
A construction site accident and elevation related accidents can have deadly outcomes – literally. The truth is, the likelihood of an accident having a more serious result if it occurs at a construction site or from a height is greatly increased. Lawmakers, safety officials and workers are all aware of this reality. It is one reason why the New York Labor Law (241(6), 240) has put the onus of the responsibility of worker safety on owners of accident site properties and contractors. Accidents on the Rise It is somewhat difficult to fathom that a problem that has such potential for life-changing consequences hasn’t seen improvement. One doesn’t need to go that far back to see the scary and ugly trend surrounding accidents of this nature. A story published from just last year highlighted this dangerous trend. According to that story, the number of fall-related accidents nearly doubled from 2014 to