Contributing to the troubling rise in New York construction fatalities in recent years, another worker has lost his life on a worksite this month. According to an article in the New York Daily News, a 62-year-old surveyor fell 10 stories to his death after a wooden platform gave way underneath him. Government agencies are still investigating […]
June 2017
NYC’s Citi Bike system sees first fatality
Dan Hanegby was a 36-year-old investment banker, father, elite tennis player and former staff sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces – until he was killed this week in New York’s first fatal accident involving a Citi Bike. On Monday morning, Hanegby was riding one of the city’s bike share cycles when he lost control and […]