The number of deaths on construction sites has skyrocketed in New York with the recent building boom. With more deaths occurring, it becomes more important than ever for employees and their families to understand their rights and get help from a New York workers’ compensation law firm if a problem arises. Understanding the risk factors and increased causes of death has also become increasingly important to try to stop the rising fatality rate and save lives. As part of efforts to better understand how and why so many workplace fatalities are happening, labor groups and politicians are asking the city to begin classifying whether a

FATAL CRANE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION QUEENS, NEW YORK (November 23, 2016) – Two people were killed Tuesday when a wire connecting a beam and a crane suddenly snapped, according to the Washington Post. Authorities are saying that the collapse in the Briarwood neighborhood was the result of a material failure with the crane. Apparently, the rigging system that was being used to hoist the crane snapped. Police have been able to identify the 47-year-old crane operator that died as George Smith. George Smith was killed when one end of the beam struck him and hit another construction worker. The second construction worker that was killed in

DEADLY CRANE ACCIDENT LEAVES TWO DEAD AT CONSTRUCTION SITE QUEENS, NEW YORK (November 23, 2016) – Two men were killed in fatal crane accident in New York after a material failure with the crane, according to the Washington Post. The accident happened when a wire that was connecting the crane and the beam snapped causing it to hit a crane operator and a construction worker. Authorities have been able to identify the men that were killed in the accident as Alessandro Ramos and George Smith. Alessandro Ramos was a construction worker at the site. George Smith was working as the crane operator. Both men were pronounced