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Eight People Injured in Manhattan Outdoor Dining Area Van Crash
Eight people suffered injuries when a van crashed into a car on Manhattan’s East Side the morning of March 5 sending the vehicle careening into an outdoor dining area and scaffolding. According to a WABC news report, six adults and two children were injured in the car accident at 50th Street and Second Avenue. Officials …
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Brooklyn Man Trapped and Crushed in Fatal Elevator Accident
A man was killed after being caught by an elevator’s moving parts at a Brooklyn building as he was trying to retrieve a dropped cell phone. According to a news report in Gothamist.com, the elevator accident occurred when the 64-year victim who worked as an assistant building superintendent was helping a tenant get back a …
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New Study Shows Traffic Deaths Were Up in 2020
Traffic accident deaths increased 8% in 2020, a year when most of the nation’s roadways emptied out because of coronavirus-related lockdowns. According to a report released by the National Safety Council (NSC), which is a nonprofit focused on promoting safety in the United States, the roads gave drivers an open invitation to engage in reckless …
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Fatal fall in Manhattan Construction Accident
A worker was killed after he fell at a Manhattan medical center that was under construction. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the fatal construction accident occurred as witnesses saw the 52-year-old man who was on the 16th floor of the NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center on East 41st St., fall …
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New State Law to Help Identify Dangerous Construction Work Conditions
A new law in New York will put more responsibility on contractors to report construction accident fatalities to a state registry. All on-the-job construction deaths will be maintained by the registry and will also include demographic data about the victims. According to a report on Constructiondive.com, New York Senate Bill S1302, which was signed into …
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