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OSHA Reforms: Could They Work to Lower Workplace Injury Risks?

The American Society of Safety Engineers believes that the current approach to protecting employees from on-the-job accidents is not sufficient. The American Society of Safety Engineers has published an OSHA Reform Blueprint, which makes a number of different suggestions for changing OSHA that the Society believes would better prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. With understaffing […]

The Need for Interpreters at NY Workers’ Comp Board Hearings: A Look at the Issue

Whenever an employee is hurt on-the-job, that employee has certain legal rights. In most cases, injured workers are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits to cover their losses caused by their work injury. If there is a dispute over access to benefits, workers should be entitled to take their claim before the New York State […]

MANHATTAN: Doorman Killed While Shoveling Snow In Freak Accident

FREAK ACCIDENT KILLS DOORMAN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (February 27, 2017) – A doorman that was clearing the steps of a building in the Upper East Side tragically died after he slipped while he was shoveling snow. The doorman appears to have lost his balance and crashed through a window after he fell. Sources are saying that […]

MANHATTAN: Doorman Dies After Falling Down Stairs While Shoveling Snow

FREAK ACCIDENT KILLS DOORMAN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (February 27, 2017) – A doorman has died in a tragic accident after he slipped and fell down a flight of stairs while he was shoveling snow, according to the New York Post. Authorities are saying that the doorman fell though a window and sustained severe injuries from the […]

MANHATTAN: Slip and Fall Kills Doorman After He Fell Through Window

FREAK ACCIDENT KILLS DOORMAN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (February 27, 2017) – A doorman was killed in a tragic accident after he slipped while shoveling snow and feel through a window, according to the New York Post. The doorman was taken to the hospital after the accident, but doctors could not revive him. Police are still trying […]

Lower Rates of Job Injury at More Successful Businesses

According to Safety BLR, the risks of workplace injury or workplace fatalities can be impacted by how successful a company is. A business that is doing better tends to have a reduced chance of a worker getting hurt on-the-job. While there are reasons that help to explain why more successful businesses have a better safety […]

Construction Groups Suing Over Law Aimed At Preventing Crane Accidents

Last February, a 38-year-old was killed while walking to work when a crane collapsed. There were 40 MPH winds on the day of the crane collapse as a storm approached.  The crash is under investigation, but in light of the tragic incident, new regulations were put into place in order to try to reduce the […]

Construction Spending Hits Record in NY… More Accidents Could Be the Result

Construction spending is reaching record highs in New York. This is good news. However, with more construction going on within New York City and surrounding areas, there is likely to be an increase in the total number of construction workers who get hurt or who are killed while doing their jobs. If injuries occur on […]

What Are The Most Dangerous Jobs In America?

Every day in New York and throughout the United States, employees go to work and do not know if they will come home safely at the end of the day. In tragic cases where employees are hurt or killed on-the-job, a New York workers’ compensation law firm can help the injured worker or his surviving […]