HAZARDOUS OPENINGS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES

New York Labor Law §240(1) requires owners and general contractors to provide a safe place to work and protect workers from sustaining injury due to certain types of hazards while engaged in construction. This includes protecting workers from falls through unprotected and unguarded openings in the floor at the worksite causing injury. The New York Courts have recognized the obvious risk of injury when working near an open hole in the floor. The Courts have held building owners and general contractors totally liable for injuries suffered by construction workers falling through hazardous openings.

Injuries from Workplace Electrocutions & Explosions

A construction site is an inherently dangerous environment. The risk of injury from a variety of sources is great, including injuries caused by electrocutions and explosions. A general contractor or subcontractor may fail to properly locate live electrical lines or gas lines before excavating. Live electrical lines or gas lines may be damaged posing a high risk of injury to the workers during the course of construction at the job site.

New York Construction Site Injuries—Electrical Shock and Electrocution

Under New York law, owners and general contractors on construction projects have a duty to take certain precautions to minimize the risk of injury due to electrical shock or exposure to electrical current. §200 of the New York state labor laws mandates that owners and general contractors provide a safe environment for construction workers and visitors, and imposes liability for any injuries sustained because of failure to meet this obligation.

Law Office of Jacob Oresky & Associates to Receive Sponsorship Award for Honduras Unidos Championship Soccer Team Club Deportivo Potrerillos

Bronx, NY – The law firm Jacob Oresky & Associates with offices throughout New York City will receive an award for sponsoring the Honduras Unidos soccer league championship team Club Deportivo Potrerillos at a team championship dinner Friday, December 30, 2011 at 9pm at Union La Rincoena restaurant located at 586 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY.

New York Construction Site Injuries—What If You Contributed to the Accident?

New York Scaffolding and Ladder Accidents-Injuries Caused by Improperly Secured Devices

New York Scaffolding and Ladder Accidents-Injuries Caused by Improper Hoisting

Under the New York State laws protecting construction workers from “on the job” accidents, owners and general contractors have a duty to “furnish or erect…scaffolding, hoists.

New York Construction Site Injuries—What if You Fail to Follow a Safety Instruction?

Construction sites pose many risks for workers and bystanders. Many times during construction, demolition or renovation a structure may unexpectedly collapse, causing serious injury or even death. This may result from poor planning, failure to take necessary safety precautions, design, use of inadequate or defective building materials, or from the negligence of general contractors or subcontractors engaged in the work.

By Eileen Kaplan, Esq.

When you reside in a multiple-dwelling, such as an apartment building, you have limited control over the heat and hot water delivered to your home. The boiler and related hot water-delivery accessories are in the basement’s boiler room, and this room is “off limits” to tenants. Only the superintendent and other agents of the owner, such as boiler repairmen, are allowed to enter the boiler room.