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Construction Workers Face Risks of Being Struck by an Object
According to the U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the second largest risk of on the job accidents for construction workers comes from being struck by an object. In the construction industry, a “struck-by” injury occurs when a person is injured by forcibl...
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Building collapse is a serious hazard for construction workers
An accident on the Lower East Side that occurred just last month (October, 2019)highlighted one of the greatest dangers facing construction workers employed on re-construction worksites: building collapse. The tragedy happened at the site of a burned-out synagogue originally built...
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Construction Site Fires Pose a Danger to Construction Workers and the Public
Construction workers in New York City routinely face risks on the job, and unfortunately one of those risks is the risk of injury from a fire on the site. Fires occur on a construction site more frequently than you might think, and workers injured by these accidents often suffer f...
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Injured in a Crane Accident: Find Out Who is Responsible
Crane accidents happen when the people in charge of planning construction safely fail to make the safety of workers and passers-by their top priority. The most common crane accidents happen when: The equipment is poorly maintained, resulting in hoist failure, boom collapse or ano...
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Safety Standards to Prevent Construction Crane Accidents
In today’s world cranes are a vital component of urban development and are a common site on New York City streets. However, when cranes are used in densely populated urban settings, such as the 5 boroughs of New York City, the risk of injury and or death to the public and constru...
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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
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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Aug
Falling Objects On Construction Sites – How Dangerous Are They?
Construction workers know exactly how dangerous construction work is, and they know that falling objects are one of the most dangerous parts of the job. Construction workers are injured by tools, equipment, and sometimes even by other construction workers falling from heights. At...
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