This construction accident settlement involves a 45- year old undocumented worker who fractured his right ankle as the result of falling from a scaffold in Westchester County. The accident occurred on property that consisted of 650 acres of farmland and two buildings. The owner of the property hired the worker’s employer to connect the two existing
Pedestrian injured by falling subway basket in Brooklyn
August 4, 2020
BROOKLYN, NY - A pedestrian was injured when a basket used to catch falling debris fell from an elevated platform on Sunday. The accident occurred at 11:46 a.m. on August 2nd when workers were performing maintenance on the elevated subway platform at Alabama Avenue near Fulton Street. During maintenance, a loosened metal debris basket fell
Bronx & Queens Construction Accident Trial Lawyer John J. Nonnenmacher Wins $6.5 Million Dollar Verdict for Worker Injured in A Ladder Scaffold Accident
August 3, 2020On January 16, 2015 the Plaintiff, a 29-year-old undocumented construction worker was injured at a construction site when the scaffold he was working on collapsed. At the time of this accident, the plaintiff was performing taping work to the ceiling on the third floor of the building. His employer had provided him with a flimsy scaffold that did
Bronx & Queens Construction Accident Lawyer John J. Nonnenmacher, Esq of Oresky & Associates, pllc Settles Worker’s Fall From Ladder Case For $5.6 Million Dollars
August 3, 2020This case involves a Bronx plumber’s fall from the 6th rung of an 8- foot A-frame ladder at a construction site. On the date of his construction accident, the worker was employed by a plumbing contractor who was hired by a school to replace the building’s existing plumbing system. At the time of his accident, the worker was attempting to install
Driver killed in collision with tractor-trailer
July 30, 2020TUXEDO, NY – Early on Monday morning, a man was killed after he lost control of his SUV and crashed into a parked tractor-trailer on I-87. The collision occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 20, as reported by the Daily Voice. Sheik A. Bacchus, 51, was driving his 2013 Dodge Durango on northbound I-87. Near mile marker 38, Bacchus lost
Manhattan construction platform collapses
July 23, 2020
MANHATTAN, NY - A construction platform suspended from the top of an 11-story building collapsed on Thursday afternoon, killing one worker and severely injuring three others. ABC 7 New York reports that the accident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 16. Multiple construction workers were performing exterior repairs on a building
Distracted driver injures construction flagger
July 22, 2020
HUDSON, NY – A construction flagman was injured on Friday morning when a driver ignored the worker’s stop sign. The construction accident occurred at approximately 8:25 a.m. on Friday, July 10, according to Hudson Valley 360. A 22-year-old flagger was injured while working on a construction site for the Empire State Trail Project. The victim
Partial building collapse injures one in Manhattan
July 22, 2020
MANHATTAN, NY – The top of a five-story building in Murray Hill collapsed on Wednesday, causing bricks to fall to the street, injuring one person below. GWYNNE HOGAN/GOTHAMIST A five-story building’s exterior wall began to crumble at approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 8. According to Gothamist, the building, located at 205 East 38th Street,
Stolen Box Truck Hits Multiple Cars, Killing One
July 17, 2020
QUEENS, NY - A 37-year-old man driving a stolen box truck collided with multiple vehicles, killing a Queens father of five. Source: Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News The multi-vehicle collision occurred on Tuesday, June 20, at approximately 1:15 p.m. According to the New York Daily News, Ramon Pena stole an unattended moving
Brooklyn Building Collapses, Injures One
July 17, 2020BROOKLYN, NY – At least one person was injured when a three-story building under construction collapsed on July 1. The Body Elite Gym at 348 Court Street collapsed just before 5:00 p.m. CBS 2 New York reports that building management hired a construction company to add more windows and make changes to the interior. Several weeks before the
Amazon truck crash injures four, kills infant
July 13, 2020CRANBURY, NY - An Amazon Prime shipping truck struck the back of a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday night, killing a young boy and injuring four others in the accident. The crash occurred at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24. According to NJ.com, New York trucker Euclides R. Santos, 53, was driving an Amazon Prime
Two injured when flatbed truck overturns on RFK
July 7, 2020
BRONX, NY – A rented flatbed truck overturned on the RFK on Tuesday afternoon, spilling steel girders across the highway and injuring two people. Workers load steel girders onto a flatbed truck after another truck overturned, dumping tons of steel onto the roadway of Interstate 87 from the RFK Bridge. (Photo by Todd Maisel) On June 23, two
Garden City worker injured after fall from roof
July 7, 2020
GARDEN CITY, NY - A worker suffered serious injuries on Tuesday morning after falling off the roof at the Covanta Plant. (Courtesy Nassau County Police Department) The incident occurred at 10:45 a.m. on June 23. A 53-year-old construction worker was repairing the roof at the Covanta waste-to-energy plant at 600 Merchants Concourse. The
Three Construction Workers Injured In Roof Collapse
July 1, 2020
BLACK RIVER, NY - A roof collapsed on a construction site, injuring three workers, one of whom is in critical condition. (Source: State Police) The accident occurred on Wednesday, June 24. Several construction workers were setting roof trusses on the Black River Plumbing, Heating, & AC building, located at 29642 County Route 50.
MTA Bus Hits, Kills Cyclist in Manhattan
June 30, 2020
MANHATTAN, NY – An MTA bus struck and killed a woman riding her bicycle on the Upper East Side on Tuesday morning, The 19-year-old victim was riding her bicycle on the road near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and East 59th Street. Fox 5 New York, reports that the cyclist crossed into the bus lane at approximately 9:00 a.m. and was hit by a
Freight elevator accident injures three
June 20, 2020
BROOKLYN, NY - A construction platform inside a freight elevator collapsed on Monday morning, injuring three workers. 1010 WINS reports that the accident occurred around 8:00 a.m. on June 15. Three elevator mechanics were working on a building under construction at 170 Tillery Street. They were standing on a temporary platform in an elevator
Cyclist killed in collision with box truck in the Bronx
June 16, 2020
BRONX, NY - On Thursday afternoon, a box truck struck and killed a cyclist in the Bronx. Police investigate a crash Thursday involving a bicyclist and a box truck on Park Ave. between E. 137th and E. 138th streets in Mott Haven, the Bronx. (Sam Costanza/for New York Daily News) The NY Daily News reported that around 5:00 p.m. on June 11,
Seven People Ejected From Vehicle In Moving Van Accident in Queens
June 10, 2020QUEENS, NY - A moving van overturned on Tuesday morning, throwing seven people from the back of the van and critically injuring three. A Jamaica Moving and Storage van crashed at approximately 3:30 a.m. on June 2nd. Per QNS, the van overturned while heading east on Belt Parkway near 84th Street. The force of the accident broke open the van’s
Construction worker killed in forklift accident at Queens mosque
June 10, 2020Queens, NY – A construction worker in Queens was killed when the forklift he was operating overturned on top of him, the New York Daily News reports. The unidentified 32-year-old man was working outside a Queens Village mosque at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when he lost control of his forklift and was thrown from the cab. Horrified onlookers told
Oresky & Associates, pllc., Accident Attorneys, works with Bronx and Queens Food Banks during the 2020 Corona Virus Pandemic
June 4, 2020
During these unprecedented times, the Bronx and Queens have been devastated by COVID-19 and the ramifications of the global pandemic. Imagine living through this pandemic and not having access to food. Many Bronx and Queens families were struggling for survival before and now are placed in a situation of not being able to work and earn enough
Oresky & Associates, pllc, – sharing important information about resources available to Bronx, Queens and New York City residents during COVID-19
April 12, 2020
There’s a lot of misinformation out there that is making the lives of many residents of New York City more difficult during this already difficult time. 1. We’ve heard that people are not seeking necessary medical attention because of their immigration status. The City will provide medical care no matter what your immigration status is and
Undocumented Workers Have a Right to Workers’ Compensation & Lawsuits Against Responsible Third Parties If Injured at Work
March 21, 2020It is important to know that undocumented workers have a right to recover workers’ compensation and to file third-party lawsuits if they are injured at work. Immigration status does not affect your ability to recover compensation for your injuries. Undocumented Workers Are Often Handling Dangerous Jobs For an undocumented worker, employment
Rights of Roofers Injured In Fall Accidents
January 24, 2020If you or a loved one has been injured in a roofing accident, you need an experienced attorney by your side to help you through the difficult legal system ahead. New York Labor Law 240(1) protects those working on a roof who suffer a fall due to a failure to have proper protection. Contractors, employers and commercial owners are responsible to
Celebration of International Migrant Day Sponsored by Oresky & Associates
December 19, 2019Celebration of Ecuadorian culture held in Corona, Queens, to mark International Migrant Day and the Holiday Season On Saturday, December 14th, the Consulate General of Ecuador in New York hosted a celebration of Ecuadorian culture at Public School 19 in Corona, Queens, to mark United Nations International Migrants Day, which falls on December
John Nonnenmacher, Happy Thanksgiving to Hard Working People!
December 8, 2019
In an expression of gratitude to our city’s construction workers for their hard work, attorney John Nonnemacher of Oresky & Associates, visited a number of sites in the Bronx where workers gathered, to give out turkey sandwiches in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. John was joined by members of the Oresky team who volunteered to help. The
