New York taxi drivers have a reputation for being aggressive and fast. They can be dangerous pedestrians. After one recent taxi-pedestrian accident, however, the taxi driver is blaming the accident on another fixture of New York City street - a bike messenger.
Family will receive $1 million for man's death in crane accident
The parents of a man killed in a Manhattan crane accident last year will receive $1 million to end a wrongful death claim over the fatal construction accident. According to the New York Daily News, the insurance company representing the company that owned the crane agreed to settle the lawsuit. The company has not admitted wrongdoing in the settlement.
Worker in aerial lift injured when truck falls over
Construction workers have a risk of falling any time they are suspended in the air, and the falls can happen for many reasons. In one recent accident, a construction worker was injured when a truck fell over while he worked from an aerial bucket attached to it.
OSHA will not investigate after two workers fell from ladders
After a construction accident, it's expected that employees will have workers' compensation benefits and that government agencies will investigate. But as one recent ladder accident shows, that's not always the case. Whether a worker is an employee and whether government agencies can get involved depends on the circumstances of the accident.
Family says boaters in fatal New York accident were not drunk
Was a fatal boat crash in New York due to a drunk driver or a poorly lighted construction barge?
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$2.1 million settlement
for 33-year old electrician who fell from ladder while attempting to fit heavy cable into crown box when cable sprung back and struck him, causing him to suffer left shoulder injury with impingement.
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$1.6 million settlement
for 38-year old electrician who slipped and fell on debris on stairway with resulting cervical herniated disc and aggravation of pre-existing arthritic changes.
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$2.55 million settlement
for 42-year old electrician who fell into an uncovered, unprotected hole and suffered a severe low back injury with herniated disc(s) that required surgery at L4-5 and L5-S1 levels.
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$1.75 million settlement
for 26-year old construction worker who fell through opening in roof and fractured his wrist, requiring surgery with open reduction and internal fixation, external fixation device, and eventual fusion.
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$2.5 million settlement
for 38-year old female electrician (with history of prior neck injury) who tripped on uneven Masonite protective floor covering, and suffered neck injury with herniated discs requiring cervical fusion.
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$1.2 million settlement
during trial for 40-year old sheet metal worker who was struck in the neck and shoulder by an air conditioning unit and suffered herniated cervical discs and cervical radiculopathy.
