On August 9, 2023, a tragic incident occurred at a building owned by Emerson College in Boston, resulting in the death of a construction worker after a scaffolding collapse. This devastating event highlights the inherent dangers faced by construction workers daily and underscores the importance of stringent safety measures on…
In recent years, the construction industry has been thriving in the greater Boston area. Construction in Boston, Quincy, and Cambridge came in at a whopping $14.3 billion in 2018, up 20% from the previous year, according to a recent report. As new construction sites pop up in the area, new…
A man who fell from a ladder after being hit by equipment at Endicott Street has died. This incident occurred in Danvers when a man was injured Tuesday morning when he fell from the ladder. He was taken to Beverly Hospital where he later was pronounced dead. The man was…
On May 7 at around 10 in the morning, East Boston EMS responded to an Injury-1 call. They were en route to an accident where a construction worker was reported to have fallen from a four-story building. This is all that is known about this accident at this time. The…
On May 7, a construction worker suffered serious injuries after he fell off a four-story building. This happened in East Boston. Authorities say they responded to the scene at around 12:30 in the afternoon on Monday. The man was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. OSHA has been notified and is…
This is an update of the May 1st post. The victim in the Danvers industrial accident that left one man with critical injuries has been identified as 42-year-old Anthony Lyon. Though Lyon was alive when emergency personnel arrived, he was critically injured and his condition continued to decline while awaiting…
On Thursday morning, an 81-year-old man died from injuries he suffered after a tree fell on him in Rowley. The man was helping a neighbor to cut down the tree when it collapsed on him. The accident occurred on Main Street shortly after 11 am. Though he was transported to…
A construction worker suffered a severe arm injury and had to be removed from the scaffolding by Springfield firefighters. Firefighters arrived on the scene around 11:30 am to find the man several stories up and brought in machinery to lower him down. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital.…
January 2017 to March 1, 2018, saw an 11 year high in occupational death for the state of Massachusetts as more and more residents were injured and killed while on the job. According to a new report, construction work remains the most dangerous field, one that accounts for 33% of…
Massachusetts state law is what controls the aspects of a wrongful death lawsuit that deals with who has the right to file the lawsuit in court. Typically, only immediate family members of the victim have standing to sue the person or entity that caused the death. But the definition of…