As a veteran crane operator in New York, you know all the ins and outs of handling your crane. You’ve probably grown so accustomed to operating such equipment that you are sure you could do it blindfolded. No matter how comfortable you get, it is always important to remember how dangerous your job really is.
Construction work is some of the highest risk work for injuries or even death on the job. So far in New York in 2016, 29 construction workers have been killed on the job. Due to the large machinery, the movement of heavy materials and many other risk factors, there is substantial risk to those who
Two men, ages 24 and 26, were hurt after a box truck ran into them on the Upper West Side, officials said. The accident happened at Amsterdam Avenue and West 84th Street. The victims were taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where one man was listed in critical condition and the other received minor injuries.
Two pedestrians were struck and injured in separate car accidents over a span of two days, officials said. A 76-year-old woman, whose identity has not been released, was struck while she was crossing the street on York Avenue and 84th Street without a walk sign, officials said. The driver of a 2007 Toyota Prius
Two pedestrians were hurt after a car jumped a curb and struck them near West 96th Street on the Upper West Side, officials said. A Toyota Rav4 jumped the curb and struck a 63-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man, officials said. The woman was found unconscious when medical responders arrived at the scene.
Jin Yin Jiang, 59, a deliveryman, was on his bicycle without his helmet when he was struck by a truck, officials said. The accident happened on Broadway near West 88th Street on the Upper West Side. According to police and witnesses, the cyclist tried to swerve around a parked car when the truck hit
A 72-year-old man was fatally struck by a car in Wakefield, Bronx, officials said. The man was crossing the intersection of Nereid and Richardson Avenues when a black Ford Fusion made a left-turn and struck him, officials said. The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where he was treated for leg and neck
An 11-year-old boy was in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV in flushing, officials said. The boy was crossing the street at Willets Point Boulevard near 148th Street when a Jeep Grand Cherokee struck him. The victim was transported to Elmhurst Hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries, officials said.
An 11-year-old girl was injured after she was struck by a van in Forest Hills, Queens, officials said. The girl walked into traffic near 74th Avenue when she wa struck by a van driving eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue, officials said. The girl was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where she was treated for head trauma.
A 79-year-old man was hit and killed when he crossed the street on Northern Boulevard in Flushing, officials said. The man was crossing Prince Street and Northern Boulevard against the light, officials said. The 56-year-old female driver of a Ford Explorer SUV was traveling westbound when she struck the victim, officials said. The
