Construction Accidents

Working at a New York construction site requires risk awareness. Slip-and-fall accidents and tool-inflicted injuries represent two ways construction workers get hurt. Such accidents lead people to wonder who is at fault. However, when a worker experiences an injury...

Young people might not bring a significant amount of experience to a job, but they may bring forth great enthusiasm. Lack of knowledge could contribute to mistakes that lead to injuries. At a hectic New York construction site, even those with significant experience...

The news may report a rare and unexpected disaster at a construction site. However, construction accidents often fall under similar categories as any other harmful workplace incident. Ironically, even though managers and workers might expect specific injuries to...

Construction workers face many dangers, and accidents happen frequently. New York is a state where repairs, renovations, and new construction projects occur under many potentially hazardous conditions. Workers who suffer injuries might miss weeks of future work,...

Working on a construction site in New York may require you to be around heavy construction equipment such as bulldozers, road graders, cranes and hydraulic lifters. Unfortunately, due to their size, it can be dangerous to be around them. Even if you follow safety...

Although operator safety is a major concern on construction sites with heavy, moving equipment, defective or compromised equipment is frequently the source of serious injuries. While companies are largely focused on equipment and operator capabilities, safety should...

One of the most dangerous jobs in New York is being a road construction crew member. Working a few feet from busy highways with little more than traffic cones and concrete barriers to protect them, getting hit by a passing vehicle is a huge danger. According to state...

Construction accidents can be fatal for the worker and others in the vicinity of the construction site of a project. There are many cases of people being killed or seriously injured on a construction site due to a lack of safety measures. It also leads to significant...

One of the worst injuries you could suffer when working on a construction site is to lose a part of your body. It could be a small part, such as a finger, or it could be a whole arm or leg. All amputations can have severe consequences. Amputations can occur in various...