NYC Crane Collapse Kills One, Wounds Several Others, As Personal Injury Lawyer Encourages Proposed Crane Safety Regulations

July 22, 2016 – – LipsigLawyers.com reports on a 500-foot crane collapse that occurred on February 5th in Tribeca in New York City that killed 1 pedestrian and injured others. After the collapse, a proposal was put forth by a local panel of technical experts urging the installation of black boxes equipped with anemometers that measure wind speeds, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. All cranes owned by the city would have a unit installed. This proposal came shortly after officials in New York City banned crane usage when wind speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour were present.

LipsigLawyers.com’s Thomas Moverman supports the proposal. He sees it as a first good step toward helping to reduce construction worker deaths and better ensuring their safety. He is hopeful that other cities across the United States will begin to pass similar proposals and equip cranes with the black box wind monitoring devices.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal agency that is tasked with improving worker health and safety in the United States. The agency is equipped with 2,200 safety inspectors in 10 regional offices and 90 local area offices. The agency is responsible for the well-being of over 130 million workers spread over 8 million worksites, translating into a staggering 59,000 workers per safety inspector.

It should also be noted that OSHA, with the assistance of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has stated that in 2014 there were over 4,800 workers killed on the job. Of those, 1 out of 5 are estimated to be construction workers.

Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman have been representing victims of construction accidents for years. In one case, Attorney Thomas Moverman won a victim $2.6 million for a worker who injured his knee and back in a fall from defective scaffolding. The firm has successfully obtained millions in settlements for those victims and strongly believes in fighting for the compensation victims need and deserve. Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman is currently looking to assist those individuals who have been injured in a construction accident and qualifying individuals may be entitled to financial compensation.

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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