Death on the Job
March 11th, 2006
New York’s construction boon has brought needed jobs to the city, but too many workers are literally dying for them, the Daily News writes in an editorial today. Responding to the death Tuesday of Tony Duncan, who was killed by a falling foundation wall in Brooklyn, the paper notes that, between 2001 and 2005, there were 68 constructions accidents in the city where a worker died or at least three were seriously injured. Most took place on small, nonunion jobs.
The reason? “There’s virtually no enforcement of building rules and no penalty for violating them,” the paper says. “And when a tragedy does occur … the penalties are laughable.” To end these tragedies, the News concludes, “The government must do far more to protect these laborers. Their bosses clearly won’t.”
By Gail Robinson on March 11, 2006, 5:35 pmIn category: Community Development, Gotham City, Health | No Comments »

