Recent Posts in Construction Accident Category
Posted on Jan 27, 2017 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Construction sites can be extremely dangerous, which is why employees are required to wear hard hats when entering in the area. While most construction companies go to great lengths to ensure their ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2017 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Falls from portable or unsecured ladders are one of the leading causes of death among construction workers in the U.S. In fact, over 100,000 people are admitted yearly to the emergency room from ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), electrocutions are the second greatest cause of on-the-job deaths in the construction industry and the fifth leading case of all ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
People who work on construction sites tend to have an understanding that their job involves some dangers not found in most other professions. However, this does not mean that construction and ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Tensions continue to mount in the construction accident blame game currently underway in New York as Harco Construction LLC has been found to be responsible for the death of a worker at a non-union ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Our eyes are one of the most critical parts of our body, essentially making day-to-day life possible for the vast majority of people. And yet they are incredibly delicate, capable of suffering serious ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
It seems that everywhere you turn in New York City, you are going to find a scaffolding somewhere in sight. These makeshift structures are staples to construction sites, industrial jobs, and even ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the nation. As estimated by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), construction accidents accounted for approximately 20.5% ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
On a construction zone, ladder safety is a topic of great importance. This is because they are often a normal part of a worker’s job, and a small act of negligence or carelessness can result in ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Safety is everyone’s responsibility, and construction sites are no exemption to this rule, despite them being considerably more dangerous than the average location. But that is the point of this ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
It is important that every American worker should feel protected while working on the job. Every day dangers and those created by someone else’s negligence should not be debilitating or ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Recent analysis has shown that it is a dangerous time to be a construction worker in New York. Records indicate that the number of construction-related deaths has sharply increased in recent years, ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Last year, the state senate voted unanimously to pass the Work Safety Act. Sponsored by state Senator Diane Savino, this bill is designed to increase protections for construction workers on New York ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2014 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
The legal team at Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP is pleased to announce that we were recently able to secure a $950,000.00 settlement on behalf of an injured construction worker. The victim ...
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Posted on Jun 19, 2014 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP is proud to announce that Attorney George Ilchert was recently successful in securing a $1,250,000.00 settlement on behalf of his client, J.P.M. The plaintiff ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2014 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
There are numerous factors that must be taken into consideration when determining the value of a construction accident claim. The severity of your injuries, the cost of medical and other ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2014 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
What is Workers' Compensation? Workers' compensation is a form of insurance coverage that employers are required to carry for the purpose of protecting their employees in the event of an ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
If you were recently injured in a New York construction accident, you may be wondering what steps you should take to secure compensation. While most manual laborers are entitled to workers' ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
The legal team at Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP is proud to announce that Attorney Dennis A. Breen recently won a $1,750,000.00 jury verdict on behalf of his client, K.H. The 44-year-old ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
As you may know, slip and fall accidents pose a serious risk to the entire American population. Statistics show that nearly 17,000 people suffer fatal injuries in slip and fall accidents each year and ...
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Posted on May 17, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
According to the New York City Buildings Department, approximately 250 construction workers are injured annually while on the job, and another 5 to 20 are involved in fatal accidents. It is for this ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Unfortunately, all employees in the state of New York are susceptible to the consequences of a work-related accident, but it could be argued that manual laborers are faced with an increased risk of ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
About New York Labor Law 240 New York Labor Law 240, also known as New York's "Scaffold Law," was enacted to prevent any more unnecessary deaths in the construction industry. Since a ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 605 workers were killed by falling to the same or lower level in 2009—with an additional 212,760 workers being seriously injured for the ...
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