Construction worker falls and dies in Times Square A construction worker was about two floors up — roughly 18 feet — when he fell and died in Times Square. Some have called the accident entirely preventable. He was taken to Mount Sinai West, where he passed away. He was 59 years old. The job was simple enough. He and others were working to take down part of [...]

What foot injuries are common at work? It’s no accident that a lot of construction workers wear steel-toed boots. Foot injuries can happen on the job, and having the right type of footwear is crucial. Every occupation needs something different to keep injuries to a minimum. Generally speaking, foot injuries are going to fall into two categories. The first category includes lacerations, punctures and crushing injuries. These [...]

The threat of moving parts With machines, most of the danger revolves around the moving parts. The way injuries happen may be different — a person’s hair getting caught in a spinning wheel, for instance, or a person’s hand being crushed by two flat plates moving against one another — but they often come back to the threat of working around machines with moving parts. The first [...]

Many companies aren’t doing their part in protecting employees As an employee, you do your part in remaining safe at the workplace. However, what you may not understand is that your employer is not taking the same level of care. Despite the fact that employers have a responsibility to provide workers with a safe environment, this does not always happen. There are companies out there that are [...]

Elevator worker killed in Brooklyn electricity accident An elevator worker was killed after an electrocution accident at a public housing building in Brooklyn. The 54-year-old man was an elevator mechanic helper, and he was performing maintenance in the machine room of an elevator at Coney Island Houses on a Friday morning in the middle of May. His colleague later found him unconscious in the machine room. Unfortunately, [...]

Industrial accidents: Unexpected activation of machine injures 3 New York owners of businesses that are involved in recycling operations have to ensure that workers are aware of the multiple safety hazards they will encounter within the plant. Also, training must be provided to teach employees how to stay safe. Unfortunately, many workers are injured in industrial accidents that could have been prevented by compliance with safety regulations. [...]

Preventing forklift accidents A staple at most construction work sites and warehouses, statistics show that the use of forklifts result in the injuries of nearly 100,000 workers in the U.S. each year. The causes of and circumstances that lead to many of these accidents are preventable and rectifiable and employers would be wise to take steps to implement better safety protocols with regard to the use of forklifts. Accidents [...]