New York, NY Personal Injury Blog
Long Beach Balcony Collapses, Injuring Five
NY personal injury lawyer: structural failure likely contributor Five people suffered minor injuries June 3 when an apartment building balcony collapsed in Long Beach, NY. According to News 12, fire officials said the 63-year-old building appeared to have structural issues. …
Building Collapse Results in 6 Deaths, 13 Injuries
A four-story building being demolished crumbled onto another structure Six people died and 13 were injured June 5 when a four-story building being demolished in Philadelphia collapsed. The collapse sprayed bricks and other debris through the roof of an adjacent …
NY Sanitation Worker’s Leg Crushed In On-The-Job Accident
When to contact a workers compensation lawyer in New York A New York sanitation worker was seriously injured on the job June 1. The 26-year-old man was crushed between two vehicles when the sanitation truck he was riding on was …
Tractor-Trailer Accident Kills Seven in Upstate New York
A New York truck accident lawyer can reconstruct a wreck Seven people were killed May 29 in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a minivan. According to NBC News, the trailer disconnected from the tractor-trailer rig and hit the minivan. …
Worker Fatally Electrocuted in Woodhull, New York
New York electrocution lawyer stresses awareness A man was electrocuted May 23 in a farming accident in Woodhull, New York. Dean Farnsworth, 75, was raising the box on his 10-wheel dump truck to connect an auger system to a tractor …
Warehouse Worker Injured by 1,500 Pounds of Pineapples
New York personal injury lawyer: workplace injuries all too common Fifteen hundred pounds of pineapples fell on a warehouse worker in an unusual workplace accident May 22, CBS News reported. The 39-year-old worker was reported in stable condition. No other …
New York City Hires Bicycle, Pedestrian Lane Managers
NY auto accident lawyers assess measure The New York City Department of Transportation is trying to make the streets safer for pedestrians as the city bicycle rental program begins. The NYCDOT hired crossing guards to watch bicycle lanes and pedestrian …
Rye Brook NY Worker Falls While Installing Traffic Signal
New York workers comp lawyer can facilitate claim filing, appeal A 52-year-old worker was installing a traffic signal May 9 in Rye Brook, New York, when a passing tractor-trailer hit the bucket of his lift truck. The impact left the …
Hurricane Sandy-Damaged Midtown Crane Replaced
NY crane accident attorneys address importance of safety guidelines The high winds of Hurricane Sandy left a construction crane hanging off the top of a luxury high rise. When the crane partially collapsed, it’s boom dangled above the city for …
Brooklyn Crane Accident Injures Two Construction Workers
A truck with a crane attached fell over on Belt Parkway Two construction workers were pinned beneath the bucket of a crane after it collapsed at a Brooklyn construction site on May 6, The Wall Street Journal reported. The crane …
