Most New York residents wake up each morning, head to work and expect to safely return home each evening. However, not every worker has this luxury. Many are subjected to dangerous work environments where workplace accidents can easily occur.When there are workplace...
As this blog has mentioned in the past, New York workers have the right to be compensated for their injuries if they are involved in a workplace injury. This compensation falls under workers' compensation benefits. These benefits include payments for medical bills,...
Construction sites can be dangerous and deadly places to work. A workplace accident at a construction site in New York can lead to serious injuries just because of the nature of the heavy equipment often found on such sites. Add the element of height, such as being on...
Recently, a crane collapsed in New York. Investigators claim that a failure of the hoist system in the crane is the suspected cause of the tragic construction accident, which led to one death and three injuries.The project was run by the Metropolitan Transit...
In a perfect world, every New York workplace would be completely safe for its employees, and no one would have to worry about what will happen to them if they suffer a workplace injury. Unfortunately, this is not a reality, and workplace injuries do occur.When a...
When a federal employee in New York suffers a workplace injury, he or she is entitled to workers' compensation under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. These employees, like any injured worker, often rely on workers' compensation to pay for their everyday...
Certain safety standards must be upheld in every New York workplace to protect employees -- not just from workplace injuries but also from intimidation and harassment that might follow such an injury. Injured workers should not be faced with the option of either...
Every New York workplace has the responsibility to ensure its employees are kept safe and to minimize the risk of workplace injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a division of the United States Department of Labor and is responsible for making...
Any workplace can become a dangerous one when the proper precautions are not taken to ensure that employees are kept safe. This danger is amplified when there is a construction accident, due to the nature of the equipment often found on construction sites.Injured...
Accidents at job sites can often leave physical scars at the scene, both on people and their surroundings, because of the volatile nature of some machines. Similarly, accidents on construction sites are often amplified because of the sheer weight of the equipment...