On a historic Manhattan street located approximately 10 blocks to the north of the World Trade Center, a 565-foot long crane came tumbling down during Friday morning commute hours recently. One pedestrian was killed by the crane, which had collapsed. A row of parked vehicles was also crushed when the crane collapsed. In this particular...
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Do OSHA Powers Extend to Enterprise-Wide Abatement Orders?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can fine employers for failure to follow standards set by the administration. OSHA can also order abatement when unsafe conditions are identified. When OSHA orders abatement, employers will need to fix problems and remedy dangerous situations in order to keep employees safe. Following OSHA guidelines is best practices...
Read MoreNY Workers Are Protected from Retaliation for Reporting Workplace Injuries
If you get hurt on-the-job, you should be entitled to full protections and benefits available under New York workers' compensation laws. As long as your injury is job-related and you report the injury, your medical bills should be paid and disability benefits provided if the injury prevents you from performing work. Employers are not allowed...
Read MorePost-Injury Treatment is Important After a New York City Work Accident
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently clarified rules on reporting injuries under 29 CFR Part 1904. The relevant rule requires that an employer provide a report to OSHA when a workplace injury results in the loss of consciousness of a worker. In one particular incident, an employee sustained a minor scratch on his finger. After a...
Read MoreWhat Injured Workers Should Know about New York’s Scaffolding Law
Have you suffered a serious injury in a construction accident? When you were injured, were you atop scaffolding and fell? Were you hit by an object that fell from scaffolding at the worksite? If you are a construction worker injured at a work site while up on scaffolding, or if you were hit by...
Read MoreNYC Construction Accident Lawyer Discusses Scaffolding Accidents, NY Scaffold Law
Despite a sharp rise in the number of New York City scaffolding accidents, some people have called for changes in New York's landmark Scaffold Law, a proposal that fails to make worker safety a priority, according to New York construction accident attorney Edgar Romano of Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP. "Most of...
Read MoreNYC Workers Need to Know These Facts About the Disability Benefits Program
Social Security Disability (SSD) is one of the most important benefit programs in the United States because it provides income to people unable to work as a result of an illness or medical condition. The program, however, is in danger of running out of money. Many people are not familiar with SSD or about how...
Read MoreLone Workers in NYC Are at Risk of Injuries and Death
When an employee is sent into the field to work alone, he does not have co-workers present to alert him to possible signs of trouble or dangers in the workplace. Unfortunately, if a problem does develop and the worker sustains an injury or gets sick, he also does not have coworkers available to provide assistance...
Read MoreNYC Workers Comp Attorney Comments on Risks of Working in Hot Weather
For some workers, a hot day can be more than just uncomfortable - it can be deadly. But New York City workplace injury attorney Edgar Romano of Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP says no one should die on the job from heat exposure. And employers can take measures to prevent such tragedies...
Read MoreOSHA Tries to Protect Nurses from NY Work Injuries
Nurses and nursing aids are the professionals in the United States who have the greatest chance of developing a back and an arm injury. The majority of these injuries are from overexertion and occur when moving patients. Nurses are taught proper body mechanics, including to keep the back straight and to lift from the knees. Unfortunately,...
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