“Many Business Owners Unaware of the Personal Liability Exposure Relating to Workers Compensation Insurance”

“Many Business Owners Unaware of the Personal Liability Exposure Relating to Workers Compensation Insurance” If you have employees who work on or near “navigable waters” as defined by the Long Shoreman’s Act, failure to secure the proper Longshoreman’s Coverage  under your NY or NJ Workers Compensation Insurance policy can leave the business owners personal liable … Continue reading “Many Business Owners Unaware of the Personal Liability Exposure Relating to Workers Compensation Insurance”

Ways to Help Your Business Prevent and Reduce Injuries in the Work Environment

Ways to Help Your Business Prevent and Reduce Injuries in the Work Environment No employee should be afraid or at risk of any dangers at work. About 180 work related deaths and around 30,000 injuries or illnesses occur at the work place each day, most which could have been prevented. Injuries and deaths that happen … Continue reading Ways to Help Your Business Prevent and Reduce Injuries in the Work Environment

MJ Scoville Demolition Contractor is Fined $52,500 for Violating OSHA Regulations

MJ Scoville Demolition Contractor is Fined $52,500 for Violating OSHA Regulations MJ Scoville Inc. located in Binghamton, New York has been cited for 9 intentional and severe workplace safety and health regulations. The New York demolition contractor failed to protect its workers from falls, hazardous fumes, lead inhalation, medical surveillance, biological monitoring, sanitary change areas, … Continue reading MJ Scoville Demolition Contractor is Fined $52,500 for Violating OSHA Regulations

NY Crane Collapse May Collapse NY Construction Insurance Market

Monday morning December 13th an Appeal will be filed in the Appellate Division of the Southern District of NY that can have a significant chilling effect to those insurance carriers who underwrite NY Commercial Property Insurance , NY Commercial Liability Insurance, and NY Commercial Umbrella  Insurance. The case and question at hand revolve around funding … Continue reading NY Crane Collapse May Collapse NY Construction Insurance Market

Queens Worker is Killed and 3 Workers Wounded from Falling Wall

Queens Worker is Killed and 3 Workers Wounded from Falling Wall An eighteen foot high and sixty-five foot wide cinder block wall of a building fell on top of four construction workers on Queens Boulevard, New York. The incident resulted in one man dying from cardiac arrest and severely injured three other workers at the … Continue reading Queens Worker is Killed and 3 Workers Wounded from Falling Wall

New Jersey Construction Company Violates OSHA Regulations and is Fined $58,000

New Jersey Construction Company Violates OSHA Regulations and is Fined $58,000 Discovery Construction Corporation located in Newark, New Jersey failed to prevent dangers and falls at it’s work site. The violations include 3 repeat citations costing $48,840 and 2 severe citations costing the company $9,420. Employees on the job working on roofs eleven feet high … Continue reading New Jersey Construction Company Violates OSHA Regulations and is Fined $58,000