The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Brooklyn, New York-based construction company for scaffolding violations contributing to the near-fatal fall of a worker last year. The worker, fortunately, survived the 80-foot fall, but the agency found a number of violations including scaffolding maintenance and fall protection violations at the site.
Drop in New York City Construction Accidents
The year 2011 had both good and bad news for New York construction accident lawyers. The good news was that there was an 18% drop in construction accidents across New York City between 2010 and 2011. The bad news was that this decline did not exactly translate into a sharp drop in fatalities. There were 5 deaths in construction accidents during the same period of time.
Recession May Have Contributed to Fewer Construction Worker Injuries
According to new research, the recession may have contributed to a decline in the number of orthopedic injuries in the construction workforce.
