Personal Injury Law

Fatal Manhattan Construction Accident

Anthony Esposito, a construction worker, plunged about 40 stories to his death from a Manhattan skyscraper that was being constructed by the developer of the World Trade Center, according to this news report. Esposito was a rigger on a crew dismantling a crane and is said to have fallen either from the crane or a 20-foot movable walkway linking it to the skyscraper. The fatal construction accident reportedly occurred on 42nd Street, where developer Larry Silverstein is construction two 60-story luxury apartment buildings.

In the United States, especially in New York City, the construction industry is not only large, but also high-risk. This is an industry that ranks third in the rate of injury causing fatalities ? third only to mining and agriculture. For every 100,000 constructions workers, 15 die because of some injury. Some of the most common construction site hazards that result in serious death or injury include scaffolding accidents, crane accidents, fall, forklift malfunctions, electrocution and machinery accidents.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on October 17, 2008 (boomark / email).