17
Jun
Danger Working in Construction: Crane Accidents
With the amount of new construction and renovation happening in New York City, construction workers and the public alike face dangers on a daily basis. Crane companies don’t always take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the public and construction workers on the s...
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17
Jun
Bicycle Versus Truck: It’s No Contest
There’s no question that bicycling in New York City is on the rise. According to a DOT cycling report, cyclists make as many as 490,000 cycling trips in the city on a single day. In the last five years, dedicated bicycle lanes have increased by more than 330 miles, inviting New Y...
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17
Jun
Bicycle Safety: Avoid Truck Accidents in New York City
Cycling is really a great way to get around in New York City. It’s affordable, healthy, efficient and environmentally sound. Unfortunately, it can also be dangerous given the amount of traffic on our city streets. So far this year, 19 people have lost their lives in biking accide...
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17
Jun
Falling on Site is the Biggest Risk to a Construction Worker
The construction industry provides a lot of employment in the New York metro area, but those jobs also come with a high-risk factor. Thousands of workers are injured or killed every year on New York construction sites, in accidents ranging from structure failures and unsafe equip...
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17
Jun
After a Fall: Know Your Rights, and Protect Your Loved Ones
Working in construction can involve considerable risk. If you or your loved one has suffered from a construction site fall, this event may be extremely costly as well as physically and mentally debilitating. Because construction accidents can be so traumatic, protective laws have...
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17
Jun
Protect Yourself! Fall Prevention Tips for Construction Workers
Working in construction can be very rewarding, but it can also be dangerous. Construction injuries and fatalities from falls on a site account for 25% of the construction accidents in New York. These falls are costly and often deadly – and they are completely preventable. If you wo...
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17
Jun
Scaffolding Safety In NYC – What Are OSHA’s Laws?
In 2017, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than six million men and women were working in the construction industry in the United States. Every year, about 150,000 of these construction workers sustain serious work-related injuries. This is where a NYC constr...
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Jun
What Are Your Legal Options For Accidents On New York Construction Work Sites?
Getting severely injured at your job can change your life in an instant, and not in a good way. Anyone can be unexpectedly, accidentally, severely injured, at any job. Everyone knows that construction work is dangerous work. Construction involves heavy machinery, scaffolding, heig...
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Jun
Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff Files A Notice Of Claim
On Michael S. Lamonsoff Esq. , the owner of The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff and his client will speak to the press regarding a racial slur by a teacher to a nine year old student at the West Middle Island Elementary School of the Longwood Central School District, which is...
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Jun
Construction Injuries Caused By Chemical Burns
If you are one of the thousands who work in the construction industry in New York City, you are well aware of the risks. As a construction accident law firm in NYC, we know that construction workers routinely deal with unstable scaffolding, old or defective tools and equipment, e...
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