At the member meeting last week for Carpenters Local 2287, Attorney Mariusz Sniarowski made himself available to the union members in attendance. He was there to offer advice, discuss the services that our firm offers, and along with our staff, answer any questions they may have had. The Carpenters Local Union 2287 us New York, […]
On Tuesday, January 6, James Lomma filed for an appeal to a jury’s decision to award $96 million to the families of two construction accident victims. Lomma also filed for bankruptcy, thus allegedly trying to avoid payments. As the self-proclaimed “King of Cranes,” James Lomma is the owner of New York Crane & Equipment Corp. In 2008, one […]
Rushed work is often the cause of construction accidents. This is why it was alarming when the New York Post (3.25.15) reported that workers said “they have been under huge pressure to complete” art mogul Larry Gagosian’s reported $70 million Upper East Side mansion. Rushing may help explain the cause of the ironworker’s tragic death at the mansion. […]
Many people’s lives were put at risk so a greedy few could financially benefit. Now fifty people including New York City building inspectors, property managers and owners, “expediters,” contractors and an engineer are under arrest. They were charged with corruption. Allegedly, they received bribe money to overlook code violations and speed construction developments to completion, […]
A man died at a New Jersey construction site after a tape measure fell 50 stories and hit him on the head. Gary Anderson, 58, was killed while delivering drywall to a high-rise construction site in Jersey City, FOX News reported (11.4.14). The 1-pound measuring tape became dislodged from a worker’s belt on the 50th floor and […]
Construction worker Alex Shell died after being struck by an asphalt delivery truck on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, reported SILive (10.29.14). Shell, 61, was a contractor working on the bridge. At the time of the accident, he was walking on a ramp leading to the bridge. The delivery truck was slowly rolling down the ramp in reverse when it struck […]
Construction is one of the most dangerous occupations. More than workers of other industries, construction workers experience fatal and non-fatal injuries from accidents that require them to take time off. The fatality data reported on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Form 170 includes the date and time of day when most fatal construction accidents occur. An […]
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that there were 3,945 worker fatalities in private industry in 2012. Of that number, 775 or 19.6% were in construction. There are many causes of an accident on a construction site. The top causes of construction worker deaths on the job were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and […]
Two construction workers filed a lawsuit in the Manhattan Supreme claiming they were exposed to radiation during the building of the City University of New York’s new Advanced Science Research Center. According to the workers there was “toxic and hazardous materials, including but not limited to radiation,” on the site and they were not “properly […]
New York construction accident attorneys redefine ‘Scaffold Law’ The team from The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., led by David Perecman, scored a victory for a former Local 1456 (now Local 1556 Dockbuilder’s Union) construction worker with a jury verdict of close to $8 million. In 2006, the worker’s foot got caught between a 2-ton steel block […]
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