Posts tagged construction accident

• OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor in fatal Brighton Beach building collapse

  Paul Napoli | May 27, 2012 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal safety regulators have found the collapse of a building under construction in Brighton Beach that killed one worker and injured four others was the result of poor construction by a...

• Construction worker dies first day on the job at Manhattan worksite

  Paul Napoli | May 19, 2012 9:07 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker on the job for only one day died Thursday after a fall from scaffolding at a worksite in SoHo. According to the NYC Department of Buildings’ active complaint, a...

• NYC Woman Killed In Elevator Accident

  Chrissie Cole | December 16, 2011 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A woman, 41, was tragically killed when the elevator she stepped onto malfunctioned and lurched forward pinning her between the outside of the car and the wall of the elevator...

• Scaffold Collapses Onto Bus Injuring 17

  Chrissie Cole | September 20, 2011 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A building scaffold collapsed onto a city bus in Harlem on Tuesday, injuring seventeen people. The injuries sustained were described as minor and non-life threatening, according to fire...

• Crane Hits NYC High-Rise; No Injuries

  Chrissie Cole | March 27, 2010 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A 25-story building was struck by a 250-foot construction crane on Saturday. There were no injuries. But traffic was disrupted in the area as nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. The...

• NYC Worker Killed In Scaffolding Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | August 19, 2009 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker fell four stories to his death when the scaffolding he was on collapsed. City authorities are now investigating whether the worker was properly harnessed at the time. Henryk...

• Worker Injured In Framingham Construction Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 12, 2009 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker was hospitalized Friday after suffering an injury at a New York Avenue construction site. The worker, 47, who has not been identified, was transported to UMass Memorial...

• Two Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed In NYC Crane Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | March 30, 2009 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The families of two men killed in a Manhattan crane collapse last year are suing the city, the crane’s owners and several construction companies for wrongful death. Donald Leo, 30 and...

• NYC Worker Falls Ten Stories To His Death

  Chrissie Cole | March 18, 2009 7:54 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker fell ten stories to his death, landing on scaffolding on the first floor of a luxury hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday. According to officials, it appears the worker was not...

• Worker Suffers Minor Injuries In Crane Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 10, 2009 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A crane accident on Tuesday morning at an Imperial County construction site landed one worker in the hospital when the heavy steel structure collapsed on him. Amazingly, he escaped the...