Construction Site Accidents

In October 2016, an explosion at Mohawk Asphalt Emulsions in Glenville, New York sent two workmen to the hospital with serious burns. The alleged source of the explosion was workers using a blow torch to heat a holding-tank valve, which then ignited the vapors of...

On October 19, 2016, a powerful explosion ripped through Portland’s Northwest 23rd Avenue area. A natural gas line maintained by Loy Clark Pipeline exploded, leveling some buildings, and shattering windows in many others nearby. Gail Needham was working in one of...

There are normal injuries sustained from everyday activities like fender benders or slip-and-falls. And there are catastrophic injuries from asphalt melters that fall on your head. Brian Goodrich of Oxford, Massachusetts sustained the latter, suffering permanent...

According to the most recent data from Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are around 70 electrocution fatalities every year from consumer products. And while you might think children are the most vulnerable to electrocution, there were twice as many victims who...

Workers’ compensation law is a complex area of law that blends principles of employment law and personal injury law. Workers’ comp claims cover on-the-job injuries, of all sorts, for employees in nearly every industry. However, not all employees will be covered. For...

For those in the construction industry in New York, worrying about serious on-site work injuries has always been a real part of the job, but recent reports are cause for real concern. Based on the recent report issued by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety...

To weld is to wield the power to make and destroy, but with that power, comes the risk of serious injury. When a welding accident happens, the result is usually a severe injury involving second or third degree burns, loss of eye-sight, severe respiratory problems, and...