Every day, construction workers are injured on the job. Because of the dangers inherent in working at heights and around large equipment, the risks of serious injuries among New York City construction workers is high.Far too many have lost their lives to injuries...
Month: April 2013
OSHA fines Queens metal products manufacturer
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is tasked with ensuring that workplaces in New York and across the country are safe for employees. When a company is found to be violating safety standards, OSHA can impose fines, as a punitive measure and to ensure...
Contractor cited for scaffolding safety violations
One of the most dangerous situations for construction workers to encounter is on a poorly erected, inadequately anchored or overloaded scaffold. Those situations can lead to falls and serious injuries.We recently read a report on a contractor who has apparently...
Construction work: It can be high-risk, low pay
National Public Radio recently reported on the booming construction industry far from us in New York.In Texas, the building business is big: one of every 13 Texas workers is employed in it. But though the construction industry is growing rapidly, that growth comes...
Construction worker injured when struck by pipe
Eight hundred miles west of New York City, a construction worker was hospitalized yesterday after he was struck by a large pipe, officials said.The incident was in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, where workers were moving a large concrete sewer pipe. The worker was in a...