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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can refer cases to the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) for prosecution if criminal misconduct or criminal negligence played a role in causing a workers’ death. Prosecuting employers for willful violations of safety rules is a strong deterrent for violations of safety requirements and more prosecutions could reduce workplace injuries and…

A rise in fatal construction accidents has New Yorkers worried.  New York Times reports there have been eight deaths in construction-related accidents since the start of 2015. This already matched last years’ death toll. During the same time period in 2014, there were three deaths. An experienced workers’ compensation lawyer knows myriad factors affect the…

New York workers routinely perform excavating work and other work in trenches. When working in a trench, there is a significant risk of trench collapse if proper precautions are not taken. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has strict regulations in place designed to ensure trench collapses do not occur and construction employees do not…

An experienced scaffolding accident attorneys knows workers are always in danger when at elevated heights. Although there are strict rules designed to make sure that scaffolding is safe for employees in the construction field and other industries where high work is required, falls still remain a leading cause of workplace injury or death. One high-risk…