On April 24th, the New York Daily News reported that a crane had collapsed at 11:44 am. A worker had been attempting to fix a part of the crane’s hydraulic system when a hose burst, which ultimately caused the crane to collapse. The accident occurred on the construction site for the posh Even hotel. There […]
April 2015
Accidental Poisoning in Bronx School
On Friday April 17th, five Bronx children were hospitalized after taking Excedrin under the impression it was candy. The second grader who passed out the pills also took one, believing it was candy. When the children were back in class, the effects ranged from stomach aches to passing out. It all started very innocently, giving […]
Train Accident Shuts Down Evening Commute
Yesterday on April 9th, 2015 Eduardo Dellaviginia attempted to leap out from between two cars headed east out of Penn Station, resulting in a train accident. The 35 year old man had previously received citations for “fraudulent accosting” — also known as panhandling. According to CBS, the man was suspected of asking commuters […]
Construction Accidents & Wrongful Deaths
Spring of 2015 has started with a rash of serious construction accidents, two already this month. On April 1, a construction worker died after he fell six stories at a job site in Brighton Beach. Just this week on the 6th, another construction worker was buried up to his neck in debris after a […]
Compensation for a Ceiling Collapse Injury
Several people were injured when the ceiling of the Korean Union United Methodist Church, located in New Jersey, collapsed and fell on top of pews during Easter Services on Sunday April 5. According to NBC Local News, there were no fatalities. There are many causes for ceiling collapses. They may have become too heavy over […]
