Category Archives: Construction Accident

Construction accident fatalities have become a public health epidemic that is brought on by inadequate safety regulations and public inattention. This important occupation saw an average of 20 people die on the job every year between 2007 and 2014. This number does not seem to be decreasing, but rather increasing with every year. These numbers seem to be pretty consistent throughout the country, especially in New York City where construction is booming. For months, New York City lawmakers, real estate groups and construction workers have agreed on the need to increase safety regulations on construction sites. On September 27th,...

New York City construction sites recently experienced 2 more fatal accidents on the same day. The first fatality happened when a veteran construction worker lost his balance and fell off the 29th floor of the 1 Seaport Residence. He fell on the top of the scaffold bridge installed above the sidewalk at the construction site. The construction worker, who was trained and certified, was wearing his harness but it wasn’t attached to anything. The day before that tragedy, the City’s Department of Buildings had issued a partial stop work order for the operation of a worksite crane. Investigation is...