A man is recuperating after he fell from an upper-level window of a Broadway Theater on Sunday.
The accident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Witnesses said the man, whom they described as "older," was waiting in the second-floor lobby of the Lyceum Theater on West 54th for the show - "The Nance" - to begin. The show stars Nathan Lane.
Back in November, an ironworker from upstate New York was killed in a terrible construction site accident. Now, his family not only has to move on without him, but it must grapple with unexpected complications from his death, such as a dramatic drop in income and high funeral expenses.
The Central Park Conservatory, which oversees New York's most famous green space, announced Monday that it has launched an effort to raise $40 million to rehabilitate the park's 21 playgrounds.
This is good news for parents not only because children need free, outdoor diversions and opportunities for exercise, but because recreational facilities are one of the most common sites for serious injuries to children. By making updates and repairs to its premises, the Central Park Conservancy is attempting to be a good steward. This is an example all property owners, or parties who are responsible for the upkeep of property, ought to follow.
A large crane at a Midtown construction site that was knocked over during Hurricane Sandy has finally been righted.
The crane was knocked over Oct. 29, 2012, by winds that were estimated to have reached up to 100 mph. Luckily, no one was injured when the crane collapsed. In many ways, that is a stroke of very good fortune. Crane collapses like this, as well as other construction site accidents, injure and kill far too many New York residents every year.
The only New York City resident to die while at work during Hurricane Sandy perished because the owners of the underground TriBeCa garage where he was employed violated federal safety rules, it was learned last week.
As attorneys who take premises liability cases, we see far too many situations in which landlords and property owners behave irresponsibly. In this instance, the consequences were more dire than most.
In our office, we often assist New York residents who have been injured in construction accidents. Because this makes up such a significant portion of our work, we think it is important to keep up-to-date on construction accidents not just in New York, but elsewhere on the East Coast as well. This ensures that we stay well informed and responsive to situations as they arise.
That explains how we came to hear about the 58-year-old Connecticut man who was killed at a construction site in Massachusetts last month.
A Metropolitan Transportation worker was killed last week after being struck by a train in Queens. His death is the first of an MTA worker on the job since 2010, and the first instance of a worker being fatally struck by a train since 2007.
The 58-year-old man was working on the E line repairing a section of track, when he was struck around 3:21 a.m. Wednesday. It seems his death was immediate.
A Massachusetts man was killed last week in an accident at an upstate New York construction site.
According to the New York State Police, the 24-year-old Dorchester man was holding a guide rope as heavy sections of pipe were being lifted from a flatbed trailer onto an excavator at the construction site in Saratoga Springs. During this maneuver, a 40-foot section of pipe weighing 1,700 pounds, became dislodged and fell on the man.
Thirty-seven people were injured in a massive Bronx apartment fire last week. An estimated 130 New York firefighters were needed to control the blaze, which burned at a 27-story apartment building on East 149th Street near Grand Concourse.
Among the injured were members of a family that was trapped on the 21st floor. At one point, the mother dangled her baby out of a window in a desperate attempt to get it to rescuers. The father suffered cardiac arrest because of the smoke and heat and the mother was injured by broken glass. Ultimately, all three were rescued and brought to safety.
New York readers who check in on this blog from time to time may have developed the impression that construction is a dangerous industry.
They certainly are not incorrect.
The fact is, construction regularly comes out on top of rankings of the most dangerous industries in the U.S., thanks in large part to how many workers are injured on construction sites each year and how many hazards these sites pose to even experienced construction professionals.
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