Recently, a tragic accident in New York City resulted in the death of a 27-year-old construction worker. The young worker was performing his job on a construction site in Greenwich Village and was planning to head to his Westchester County home. Unfortunately, a wood plank fell off a scaffold near Hudson Street and Leroy Street. The falling wood caused him to suffer severe neck injuries and severe back injuries. The worker was transported to Lenox Hill Healthplex, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. The worker who was killed had a hard hat on at the time of the accident. He reportedly came to

When people perform their work duties while standing on scaffolding, every possible safety precaution must be taken in order to prevent serious injuries and fatalities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets standards for scaffolding safety and these standards should be met or exceeded by construction companies in order to reduce the potential risk of loss. Unfortunately, sometimes safety efforts fall short and employees experience significant damages. If a scaffolding accident happens, a New York workers’ compensation law firm can provide help to victims with getting the benefits and compensation they deserve. The Consequences of Scaffolding Accidents Scaffolding accidents happen far too frequently, and

Company owners and other managers or employers are the ones in charge of making day-to-day decisions about operations, and they are the ones in charge of providing appropriate safety equipment and training. They also set policies that can apply to employees who perform work tasks.  Despite the fact construction company owners and operators are in charge of controlling how safe a worksite is, it is very uncommon for individuals in positions of power to actually be held accountable legally when something goes wrong on a worksite. While accident victims and surviving family members of people killed on construction sites can file a claim for workers’