There's no disputing it; being a construction worker is a dangerous job. Whether you are working with heavy machinery or high atop scaffolding, you are always one slip-up away from suffering a serious - and possibly life-threatening - injury.
Despite causing deaths and injuries, trucking industry rolls on
Imagine a world in which every single week, a passenger jet crashed in the United States. Dozens are killed in each crash, with the rest of the passengers injured and hundreds more hurt on the ground. How long do you think that could continue, week after week, before the government launched major investigations and new safety procedures?
Construction worker killed, leaving behind wife, four young kids
No laughing matter: Tracy Morgan files truck accident lawsuit
Serious matters require a serious approach. That's the mode comic Tracy Morgan is in these days after sustaining "severe painful bodily injuries" after the New York City native was involved in a June 7 truck accident that left another man dead.
Tracy Morgan still in critical condition after truck accident
News reports indicate that the truck driver involved in the weekend crash that killed a man and left comedian Tracy Morgan in critical condition was awake for more than 24 hours before the wreck southwest of New York City.
New York City car accident kills 9-year-old girl
"She was a rambunctious 9-year-old," said the girl's mother. "She loved to dance, she wanted to be a pediatrician." All of the life and energy in that little girl came to an end this past Sunday as she left a New York City church with a friend and the friend's mom. The car they were in was slammed by a minivan driven by a man fleeing a hit-and-run accident.
New York City construction accident fatalities drop sharply
As we all know, the New York City construction business is one of the most dangerous industries in the city. Far too often we hear of construction accidents that result in serious injuries and fatalities.
Latino workers have higher risk of fatal construction accidents
A New York City based organization has released a study that finds a disproportionate number of Latino and immigrant construction workers are being killed on the job. The Center for Popular Democracy reviewed federal investigations of construction site accidents from 2003 to 2011 to compile its report. As reported in local news media, the report found that 74 percent of construction workers who died in construction accidents were U.S. born Latinos or immigrants.
Are three hit-and-run bicycle accidents related?
Bicycling can be perilous. Although bicyclists helmets for protection, they have fewer protections in accidents than the unpredictable taxis, cars and trucks that they face on New York streets. Adding to the dangers are careless or distracted drivers. These dangers alone should be enough, but in some cases, bicycle riders must deal with hostile drivers as well.
Federal officials: Texting contributed to fatal helicopter crash
Texting is well known as a distraction for car and truck drivers, with increasing numbers of drivers admitting to texting behind the wheel, and increasing numbers of fatal texting-while-driving accidents as well. As smartphones become more and more indispensible, their use is becoming a factor in more and more accidents across many types of transportation.
