Construction workers work hard; they build the buildings and infrastructure that is essential for other New Yorkers. But construction work is not the safest profession. Every day construction workers step onto the job site, they are at risk of a wide range of serious, even fatal, injuries. When those risks become a reality, injured workers
Several people were seriously hurt and dozens were evaluated for potential injury after a rental truck collided with a car and school bus with children aboard, then careened through the front of a food store in Queens Friday, pinning a customer beneath it and trapping the driver inside, authorities said. The driver and customer were
New Yorkers take pride in their skyline. And they should. But that world famous skyline comes with risks, especially for the men and women who built it. One of the biggest construction injury risks for these New Yorkers comes from falling objects. In the hustle and bustle of a job site, building materials and power
New Yorkers have likely heard about many situations where a person goes to a store and then slips and falls on a puddle. Others may have heard about a person who walks up a flight of stairs and leans on the railing which then gives way, sending the person tumbling. These situations raise premises liability
Four construction workers were hurt during an interior demolition project at a midtown commercial building not far from Grand Central Terminal Tuesday, officials say. This comes on the heels of the East Village building explosion which occurred a week and a half ago, killing two and injuring dozens. Morgan Levine Dolan has filed a lawsuit
Many, if not all, New Yorkers recognize that drinking and driving is dangerous. But few realize that texting and driving (and other forms of distracted driving) can be even more dangerous. That lack of awareness leads to far too many preventable car accidents. A recent survey showed that a majority of young-adult drivers thought texting
While the City is probing whether the East Village building owner Maria Hrynenko illegally tapped into gas main, families mourn the loss of their loved ones and wait for news from doctors as to the prognosis of their loved one who have been injured. The blast killed 2, including Nicholas Figueroa and seriously injured dozens. One victim
Another explosion in the City of New York occurred earlier today. The blast happened at 125 2nd Avenue near East 7th Street. This is the second explosion in so many years. The attorneys of Morgan Levine Dolan recently filed a lawsuit against Con Edison and the City of New York for the Harlem building explosion
The workers’ compensation law can be a boon for New York workers with an on-the-job injury. But only for those who are employees. Who qualifies? Generally, workers’ compensation insurance views the following as employees — unpaid volunteers, part-time employees, borrowed employees, leased employees, day laborers and even most subcontractors — though some exceptions apply. In
A piece of plywood flew off a construction site and slammed into a woman, Tram Thuy Nguyen, as she was walking along West 12th Street in Manhattan, hurling her into a wall and killing her. The city Buildings Department issued a stop-work order at the Greenwich Village construction site Wednesday after her death Tuesday night.
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