The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) recently released a crucial data bulletin, shedding light on the concerning trends in fatal injuries within the construction industry from 2011 to 2022. As Construction Accident Lawyers in New York, we must discuss these findings and emphasize the urgent need for enhanced…
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Contractor cited in Hell’s Kitchen Crane accident
A recent CBS New York investigation indicates that Monadock Construction was cited by NYC in the crane accident that occurred in Hells Kitchen last July and left 12 people injured. Back in July a massive crane caught fire and collapsed onto a nearby building, causing widespread panic and property damage.…
Contractor’s Mistakes Lead to Construction Worker’s Terrifying Fall
Last Thursday at around 9:09 a.m., a worker was injured after he fell between buildings on the construction site of a two-building affordable housing complex located at 151-165 Broom Street in the Lower East Side. The fall occurred from a height of approximately 30 feet, equivalent to three stories. Fortunately,…
Our partner, New York Construction Accident Lawyer Howard Hershenhorn, who is representing the family of a worker who fell to his death from an elevator that was powered by an unsafe electrical system told the NY Daily News that “the findings indicate the 25-year-old man’s death should never have occurred”
Christian Genesi, a 25 year old construction worker, fell 24 stories to his death at the beginning of May as he was riding a temporary hoist to get to the top of a hotel that was being built on 8th Ave. The city building inspectors who have been investigating the case…