How do I know that if I walk down Peel or any place else downtown, that concrete will not fall off a building onto my head?
Same as in New-York :Falling debris can lead to New York City pedestrian accident, work accident, premise liability claims June 10, 2010
A sheet of glass measuring 25 feet by 90 feet plummeted from the 52nd floor of a high rise on Sunday, before crashing through a glass atrium, the Associated Press reported.
It is the second time in recent months that falling glass has endangered pedestrians on the ground. As our New York City Injury lawyers reported in March, a dozen people were injured at the Sony Building when snow and ice crashed through a glass atrium, showering glass and other debris on a gathering that included actors from "Sex and the City" and "Jersey Shore."
Or ... Boston :ACCIDENT CLAIMS DOCTOR : Publish date:April 4, 2006
Michael Tsan Ty, 28, a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, was driving on Boylston Street wearing his green hospital scrubs when the scaffolding fell and crushed his Honda. The freak accident ended a budding medical career for the award-winning student from Atherton, Calif.
Posted On: January 19, 2011 by Altman & Altman Salem Construction Accident at Massachusetts Courthouse Last Summer Caused by Wrong Screw
According to Massachusetts’ Division of Capital Asset Management, a worker sustained serious leg and arm injuries in the Salem construction accident at the Ruane Judicial Center site last summer because a contractor used the wrong kind of screws on a limestone panel. The 500-pound panel ended up falling four feet to the ground, where it broken into piece, some of which struck Stoneham worker Vincent Leahy. Lighthouse Masonry Inc. of New Bedford is the company that allegedly used the wrong screws.