New York construction workers often put themselves in great danger to complete a project. While many New Yorkers may enjoy the fruits of their labor, it is the workers themselves that are in the most danger. Some dangers at construction sites are obvious, but others...
New York workers are at risk for a variety of serious and life threatening injuries. Of these, amputations are some of the most serious. Amputations threaten a person's ability to live a normal life and to ever return to work. People should understand if their...
In a recent blog post, this blog explained that many of New York's workers are covered by workers' compensation laws. As this post explained, this included many governmental employees. Employees in local, state or federal government jobs are often placed in as much...
Whether or not an employee works for the state government, the federal government or in the private sector, that employee can face risk on the job. This risk can be minimal or it can be very grave. Police officers -- governmental employees -- for example, face very...
When New York workplaces violate safety regulations workers are put at risk. In these situations, workers can suffer from serious workplace injuries. These injuries can leave workers with permanent disabilities that prevent them from returning to work at all. When...
When people think of workers' compensation, they likely think about workplace accidents that cause injuries. In these common scenarios, a worker is injured -- either temporarily or permanently -- as a result of some incident that happened at work. However, workers'...
Workers in a variety of fields face heights on a daily basis. While New Yorkers might think of construction workers, as being high off the ground, a variety of industrial workers also spend time on elevated platforms and in other dangerous locations. In these cases,...
When a workplace accident occurs in New York, the accident will likely be investigated. This investigation will help to determine why the accident occurred and how similar accidents can be prevented in the future. In some cases, people will learn that employee error...
New York workplaces can be dangerous for workers if the proper precautions are not taken. In order to keep workers safe, the federal government oversees workplaces and workplace accident. It does this through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA is...
For many New Yorkers, their jobs pose very little danger. Therefore, they aren't constantly worried about what to do if a workplace accident occurs. In fact, people may not realize all the ways that they can be injured while at work or the real danger they are in....