New York Construction Worker Falls to Meet Death
It seems that despite recent efforts to increase safety and quality standards, construction workers are still feeling the brunt of the dangerous profession. Miguel Rodriguez a 38 yr old construction worker fell to his death in Harlem while trying to get down from a scaffold. Rodriguez tried to get down without the help from his partner, which turned out to be a fatal move. In training, workers are taught to make sure that when getting down from a scaffold, you are to do this with the help of another not by yourself. The mistake that Rodriguez made in trying this maneuver alone turned out to be the downfall of his life. It seems as if this accident could have been easily avoided unfortunately it did occur and all we can do now is learn from our mistakes. New York construction work is very dangerous, and this case proves the importance of complying with the safety requirements. Maybe there needs to be more training programs in place as well as more supervision at the workplace. Whatever the case may be, change needs to be augmented to be able to curtail these types of accidents.
           In this past year alone there have been 18 victims of workers dying in a construction related accident in New York City. Many were due to the crane accidents in the early summer, however it seems that the number of abnormal deaths attributed to working on a construction site has risen. I hope that now more than ever those federal regulators will realize that we need to increase and strengthen New York Labor laws immediately. In our economic state we do not have the revenue to cover these types of instances nor do we want them to occur at all. For the betterment of all parties, stricter safety, equipment, training programs need to be enacted. If we take the proper precautions and take the time now to prepare for future construction projects, the city will benefit two folds. Not only will there be less injuries and death resulting from poor construction site quality control, but many lives will be saves as well. For this is the most important reason for changing safety programs and instituting better training programs. For what happened to Rodriguez is something that could have been avoided, and we want to make sure that all instances in that manner is in fact actually avoided.
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