Job Site Injuries

As a New York construction worker, you are well aware of most of the dangers present on job sites. Every day, you are at risk of getting hit by falling objects, stepping into an uncovered and unmarked hole, or being crushed by a crane. You are always careful to wear to your personal protective gear

A 32-year-old male worker at JFK Airport was taken to Jamaica Hospital with serious head trauma on March 17, 2017. The employee had been working at Building 87 preparing a LAN Airlines aircraft for its flight to Santiago, Chile. The worker stepped back from the plane, but the stairway had been removed, and he fell

Two workers were rescued from a collapsed scaffolding at a high rise on 98th Street and Lexington Avenue in the Upper East Side, according to reports.   It is not clear if there were any injuries. Emergency responders arrived at the scene at around 10:15 a.m. They were able to bring the two workers to

Two window washers were rescued after their scaffolding malfunctioned and stranded them on the 17th story of a building in downtown Manhattan, sources said. The incident happened at 33 Maiden Lane around 9:50 a.m., officials said.   The pair of men were cleaning the outside windows of the building when one of the lines holding

David Wichs, 38, was instantly killed after a giant crane collapsed onto Worth Street on Friday morning. Wichs, a Harvard grad and computer trader from Prague, was crushed to death by 330 tons of steel, according to reports. He was only a five minute stroll from his Tribeca office.   One man was seriously injured

When New York construction workers enter a job site, the goal is to leave it as healthy as they entered it. But, a job site is a busy place with many dangers for the unwary or distracted. One common set of construction-related injuries that can beset workers is soft-tissue injuries. These are injuries to discs,

All New Yorkers should be safe when they go to work. They should not have to wonder if they will make it home at the end of the day. But some jobs have inherent risks. Construction workers, in particular, have more on-the-job risks than the typical New Yorker. They have to work around large tools

Cranes litter the New York skyline. They are an ever-present symbol of the city’s perpetual growth. But while they are essential for growth, they are not without risk. They carry heavy loads high above workers and pedestrians and can lead to construction-related injuries. When something goes wrong, workers and pedestrians often do not sense the