1 Pedestrian Killed, Several Others Injured In Tribeca Crane Accident, Generates Comments From Personal Injury Lawyer

July 21, 2016 – – LipsigLawyers.com reports on the recent support for improving construction worker safety. As per a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a panel of local technical professionals has recommended that black boxes be used in cranes in New York City which comes on the heels of the collapse of a 500-foot crane on February 5th. The proposal calls for the use of anemometers that measure wind speed in all cranes owned by the city. This proposal was made public shortly after the city prohibited the use of cranes when wind speeds were in excess of 20 miles per hour.

LipsigLawyers.com’s Thomas Moverman stated that such a regulation is a great first step to take to ensure the safety of construction workers all across the country. He is encouraging more cities to implement a similar regulation in light of the Tribeca crane collapse that killed one pedestrian and caused injury to several others.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal agency with the mission of improving health and safety conditions for workers across the U.S. OSHA, with the assistance of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has stated that 4,821 workers were killed on the job in 2014. Of that number, the BLS has estimated that 1 out of every 5 who died were construction workers. Not only have workers been killed, but as is the case in Tribeca, pedestrians have also been victims.

OSHA has 10 regional offices, encompassing 90 locally-based area offices that employ roughly 2,200 safety inspectors. OSHA is responsible for the safety of over 130 million workers in excess of 8 million worksites making each inspector responsible for a staggering 59,000 workers.

For more information on construction injuries, or for a consultation, contact an attorney with Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman at (646)-846-4496.

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