MANHATTAN: Jose Fernandez Killed In Freight Elevator Accident at La Reguera Dominican Store In Washington Heights
BUILDING OWNER AND/OR ELEVATOR INSTALLER MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016)
A 43-year-old employee at a Washington Heights variety store has died in a tragic freight elevator accident near 552 W. 182nd Street, according to the New York Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the accident as Jose Fernandez. Fernandez also by the nicknames “Morenito” and “Flaco.” The employee was loading boxes onto a lift at La Reguera Dominican when it suddenly pulled the man upward and pinned him to the ceiling. Emergency medical workers tried to save him, but he was later pronounced dead. There was an outpouring of grief at the business as people remembered Jose Fernandez. He was remembered as an extremely good person who had been working at La Reguera Dominican after he emigrated from the Dominican Republic. People who worked at shops around the store described him as very hard working and energetic and were deeply saddened that he died. This tragic accident is the second time that a person was killed or injured in a freight elevator accident in the last year. One other person was crushed to death and another worker lost an arm in a freak accident. The building was fined $1,200 in December of 2015 according to records that are available online. A building owner next door said that the elevator was installed about 1 year ago after an auto repair shop was turned into a discount store. A department investigation revealed that the elevator was built illegally to to accommodate a new storage space on the second floor. Building department investigators are still trying to determine what caused the lift to malfunction as Jose Fernandez was loading merchandise. It remains unclear if there was even supposed to be an elevator at that address.
BROOKLYN: Construction Worker Critically Injured After Falling Cinderblock Struck Him In The Head At Work Site In Ocean Hill
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC CINDERBLOCK ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016) A 44-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when a cinderblock fell on his head Friday afternoon, according to NY Daily News. The accident happened in Ocean Hill by Eastern Parkway near Dean Street. The construction site employee was transported to the Brookdale University […]
Health care industry improves disclosures about errors
Surgical patients in New York hospitals certainly dread the possibility of errors during a procedure. A changing attitude about disclosing mistakes to patients, however, could result in them hearing about mistakes more often. Commenting about the challenges of informing patients, a professor of health policy, management, medicine and surgery said that physicians also endure negative emotions about their mistakes. Communicating them to patients is a challenge.
ROSLYN HEIGHTS: Mark Feldman Killed In Highway Car Accident After USPS Truck Crashed Into His Car On the Long Island Expressway
MAIL TRUCK MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) News 12 Long Island is reporting that a 54-year-old man from Sands Point has died after a United States Postal Service (USPS) Mail Truck crashed into his car as he was pulled over to the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway. Police […]
ROSLYN HEIGHTS: Mark Feldman Died In Freeway Car Collision With USPS Mail Truck After Semi-Truck Causes Accident On The Long Island Expressway
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY BE LIABLE FOR UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TRUCK ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) A 54-year old man was killed in a tragic pedestrian car accident when he was struck by a USPS Mail Truck on the Long Island Expressway, according to Patch.com. Authorities have been able to identify the man that […]
Sepsis injury or death may be due to medical negligence
Sepsis causes tens of thousands of deaths each year in New York and throughout the country. It arises when an infection in one part of the body spreads into other parts, including the bloodstream. An infection that begins in the lungs, skin or abdomen may eventually impact the whole of the body.
80-hour rule may impact patients and medical residents
The American Council of Graduate Medical Education has imposed a rule on medical residents limiting the amount of time that they can spend at the hospital to 80 hours per week. The rule applies regardless of specialty or whether the residents are working in New York or elsewhere. While the regulation was made to address doctor fatigue, some residents oppose the restriction because it does not take into account individual training programs. Many also argue that this rule can impact patients adversely.
(UPDATE) BROOKLYN: Andrew Esquivel, MIT Student, Killed In Car Accident After Drunk Off-Duty Cop Crashes SUV Onto Sidewalk In Williamsburg
NYPD MAY BE LIABLE IN DEADLY CRASH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 19, 2016) One person has died in a tragic car accident after a drunk off-duty cop crashed his SUV onto a sidewalk in Williamsburg, according to the NY Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the collision as MIT student Andrew Esquivel. Three […]
Examples of negligence in medical malpractice cases
Many New York residents believe that the United States health care system is among the best in the world. According to the Institute of Medicine, however, nearly 98,000 people are killed from medical malpractice every year. While some medical errors may be unavoidable, others are caused by acts of negligence. In 2004, a New York woman sued a fertility clinic after giving birth to a baby that was obviously not her husbands. It emerged that the clinic had used semen from a stranger by mistake.
How a single birth injury can end up costing you your life
As functioning members of society, we can easily imagine what we would miss if we lost the ability to perform even the most simplest of tasks. Perhaps that’s why it’s easy for us to consider the opportunities and life experiences children miss out on when they suffer a birth injury.
