Category: Construction Accident

We rely on our sense of sight so much in our everyday lives. An accident injury that results in loss or damage to sight can be devastating. It will forever change the accident victim’s life. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that 2,000 workers each day sustain a job-related eye injury that requires...

It is, unfortunately, not uncommon for construction site workers to sustain injuries due to building and wall collapses. These types of accidents often prove to be as catastrophic as they sound. The great weight of heavy building materials collapsing onto workers can all too easily cause severe injuries to workers present. Injured construction site workers...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), there are about 125,000 operating cranes in the United States construction industry. While necessary to completing essential tasks on construction sites across the country, cranes also pose serious risks. Crane accidents have resulted in countless injuries and fatalities. If you or a loved one has been...

Constructions sites are dangerous even when all safety regulations are followed. Heavy equipment, powerful machinery, dangerous materials, and more all make the possibility of serious injury very real. When safety regulations are not followed and things such as proper construction site maintenance measures are not taken, the chances for people getting injured increases even more....

Most construction sites have numerous chemicals that could prove toxic to workers. The effects of these toxic chemicals can include debilitating side effects for the health of construction workers. That is why New York State has a Plan for Public Employee Safety and Health that outlines standards to avoid toxic exposure. Toxic exposure risk should...

There are many potential dangers at play on a construction site. There is heavy equipment, heavy loads, complex machinery, and people working from great heights. The property owner, contractors, subcontractors, and equipment manufacturers have a responsibility to keep the construction site as safe as possible for construction site workers. When safety regulations are violated and...

After a construction site accident injury, many things happen at once. All of the sudden you find yourself in serious pain, limitations on working, mounting medical expenses, and facing the complicated workers’ compensation system. While workers’ compensation will cover much of your medical expenses and lost wages, it may not go far enough to adequately...

One of the most common ways construction workers are injured is due to electrical accidents. The injuries are often devastating and long lasting. Far too many construction workers are in electrical accidents due to substandard safety on the site. The Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) outlines specific safety regulations to help prevent electrical accidents....

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the New York City Council unanimously voted in favor of Intro 1447-C, a bill aimed at improving construction site safety for all workers present. The new safety requirements contained in this piece of legislation come in response to the injury and fatality rates that plague New York construction sites. In...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgates safety standards and regulations for several different industry types, construction included. These regulations are meant to keep workers safe and safety becomes extra important when you consider the severity of injuries that can be sustained due to unsafe construction site conditions. Unfortunately, OSHA violations are all too...

Construction site injuries can be all too common and catastrophic if the proper level of care is not exercised. That is why the New York Labor Law is in place to protect construction site workers in the event that they are injured due to the negligence of another. Attorney Michael LoGiudice fights for construction workers...

With heavy machinery, work going on from sometimes great heights, and heavy materials commonly used, construction sites are dangerous places in the best of conditions. When proper safety measures are not put in place, however, workers can sustain serious and sometimes catastrophic injuries. Unfortunately, falling object injuries are common on construction sites. A dropped tool...