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New York’s Labor Laws are aimed at encouraging construction owners, contractors and their agents to provide a safe site for workers. When those parties fail to live up to their duties, the Labor Laws allow injured workers or the families of deceased workers to seek compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering and …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
Avoiding potential injury on a New York construction site in the winter means more than adding an extra layer of warm clothing. Construction workers and others who work outdoors over the winter months face specific weather-related hazards that can lead to construction accidents. Here are the top five hazards to consider: 1. Cold Stress Cold …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
It’s not going out on a limb to say that the most dangerous jobs you can work are in the construction industry. This is because there is a plethora of data showing that construction work is the most likely to involve a workplace accident that results in injury or death. The Occupational Safety and Health …
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The Gloversville Leader Herald reports that a construction worker died September 11 while doing work on an addition to the Fage USA yogurt company’s plant at the Johnstown Industrial Park, which is located between Albany and Syracuse. Johnstown Police Chief Mark Gifford told the Leader Herald that the worker was on a platform doing electrical …
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Falls from heights – roofs, ladders and scaffolds – cause more deaths than any other type of construction accident, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). On average, between 150 and 200 workers die from falls on the job each year, while 100,000 suffer injuries. One of the ways to prevent these deaths …
Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
Whether you work in construction or retail, the risk of a workplace accident happening is greatly affected by how focused your employer is on maintaining a safe workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is charged with enforcing work safety regulations, ensuring that employers are following safety guidelines to reduce the likelihood of workplace …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
All construction workers know that when an injury occurs, they are entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. These benefits cover medical expenses and provide the worker with a relatively small portion of their loss wages. While these benefits help during the initial stages after an injury, they are inadequate to cover a long term disability which …
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Posted by Powers & Santola, LLP | Construction & Workplace Accidents
Twenty-six year-old Joseph Delaney was carrying a load of steel rods at the site of a new baseball stadium in Ramapo, New York when his forklift tipped over and ejected him from the vehicle. Apparently a tire sunk several inches into muddy ground, causing the load, and Delaney’s vehicle, to become unstable. He suffered a …
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