The Post-Standard via Syracuse.com reports that a construction worker fell from a steel beam six stories above the ground while working on renovations of the Landmark Theatre last weeek. Fortunately, the man’s fall was arrested by his safety equipment, but he was forced to dangle at the end of an…
On Tuesday morning, a man was injured in a logging accident near Turin, New York according to a Post-Standard report on Syracuse.com. The man sustained several serious injuries, including a broken spine, collarbone, and ribs while trying to cut down a large conifer tree. Thankfully the man is now in…
Syracuse work injury lawyer Anthony S. Bottar, Esq., was consulted on Friday by the Binghamton Sun in connection with the June 3 Binghamton New York scaffolding collapse. News reports indicate that a subcontractor hired by Apple Roofing erected the scaffolding on Binghamton University property. That scaffolding failed and several workers…
A scaffolding erected in Binghamton on June 2, 2010 collapsed yesterday, the first day it was put into use. The scaffolding, which was built alongside a dormitory as part of a multi-million dollar construction project underway at Binghamton University, was intended to be used to elevate construction workers assigned to…
Earlier today, a scaffolding collapsed in Binghamton. Several Syracuse roofers were injured. Pursuant to the New York State Labor Laws, namely section 240(2), all “scaffolding” or “staging” more than twenty feet above the ground must be equipped with a safety rail or suitable material properly attached, bolted, braced, or otherwise…
Nearly 80 Central New York employers received a letter this week from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration because of high rates of workplace injuries or illnesses. According to Syracuse New York workplace injury lawyers Bottar Law, PLLC, the letters are intended to notify employers to take action to protect…
A new scaffold design was selected by the City of New York to protect laborers working at a height and appease store owners. According to Syracuse New York construction accident lawyers Bottar Law, PLLC, a scaffold is a temporary structure built by construction workers to elevate contractors and protect the…
Last month, Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse work injury lawyer with Bottar Law, PLLC, secured $1,700,000.00 in compensation from two corporate defendants for injuries arising out of a 2006 incident that occurred at an Adirondack mine. The Syracuse construction site accident lawsuit alleged that the property owner failed to…
A Binghamton demolition project is underway at 39 Charlotte Street. Yesterday, Broome County workers began deconstructing the building to make way for new construction on the street. Charlotte Street is largely industrial. Binghamton residents are hopeful that removal of abandoned buildings will increase the potential for retail expansion into the…
Yesterday, a New York construction worker was severely injured on the job when he was struck in the head by granite slabs intended for installation as a kitchen countertop. The injuries proved fatal. The workplace death is under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). If there were…