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On April 6, 2015, an unsecured trench wall collapsed at 9-19 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District neighborhood, killing 22-year-old Carlos Moncayo. Harco Construction was found guilty of felony manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment. This case established the first time that a company can be held criminally responsible for the death of
Read More >Approximately 20% of work-related accident deaths involve construction workers. However, these workers only represent 4% of the employed workforce in the United States. Individuals who work at construction sites are at the greatest risk for getting injured or even dying while on the job. Unfortunately, the majority of these accidents are preventable. Using BIM to
Read More >The New York construction site experienced its 29th fatal accident in the last two years on Friday, December 9th. Around 8:00 a.m., 59-year-old Wilfredo Enrique was working on the façade of a new residential development when he fell to his death. Enrique was employed by Two Trees Management. He was working on the construction site
Read More >A New York City construction site was yet again the location of another fatal accident. On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a crane accident killed two construction workers in Queens. The horrific accident happened at a construction site near 81-10 134th Street at around 12:20 p.m. One construction worker was posting a beam before it disengaged
Read More >New York’s Scaffold Law has been the topic of debate for many years. New York carved out this special provision under its Labor Laws to allow injured construction workers to get money damages from negligent property owners and contractors. New York’s construction industry is thriving and employment is at its highest level in 24 years.
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