New York Injury Lawyers/ Accident Attorneys: We will get you Injury Compensation: Motor Vehicle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Product Liability, Personal Injur. All types of Injury Accident. No Fee Unless We Win! Serving: Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn/Kings County and the Bronx, as well as Suffolk County, Nassau County/Long Island, Westchester County, Rockland County, New Jersey & upstate NY.
NY operator of heavy machinery killed at construction worksite
Police officials reported tragic accident resulting in death on construction work site.
Amenia, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) — In Amenia, New York, Police officials are heavily investigating the construction accident where an operator of an asphalt machine happened to fall to his death when working, as reported by the Associated Press.
The construction worker was on site in Amenia when he suddenly fell off of the large piece of equipment pouring asphalt and landed on the ground which claimed the employees life. Authorities received news of the accident Wednesday morning. The man from upstate New York has been identified as 23 year-old Donald Flood, a resident of Wassic, which is a small town of Amenia, New York.
The investigation will continue further to determine the possible causes for this tragic accident. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) http://www.osha.gov/ has filed many reports of construction accidents pertaining to incidents involving asphalt. Asphalt exposure, especially inhaling the fumes, are extremely hazardous to one’s health.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have publications which evaluate and research the dangers of asphalt exposure.
Bridget Hom
Tags: amenia new york, construction worksite, death, police officials, tragic accidentRelated posts
Online Construction Accidents New York News on Personal injury lawOther News Channels
- Aviation Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Espanol News
- Featured News
- Injury News
- Legal Education
- Long Island
- Medical Malpractice
- Mesothelioma News
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- motorcycle accidents
- New Jersey
- New York City
- Personal Injury Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- SUV Rollover Accidents
- Top Stories
- Truck Accident Law News
- Work Related Fire Fighter Deaths
- Wrongful Death
