An employee for Southland Contracting was working in a tunnel below Lake Ontario when a locomotive carrying debris from the drilling process struck him. The Medical Examiner’s Office pronounced the man dead at the scene. He has yet to be identified, and representatives of Southland Contracting have failed to return calls regarding the construction accident.
Work at the site stopped indefinitely on Monday as the Office of Safety and Health Administration proceeded to conduct an investigation. Though four other workers were in the tunnel with the victim, no one else sustained injuries. The construction site is the future home of the East Side Water Supply Project, contracted by the state in January 2010. The tunnel serves as a go-between for an inland shaft on Lake Road, and another shaft in Lake Ontario.
The accident has put several other local construction companies on alert for the safety of their employees and work environments. Frequent meetings and case-by-case safety instructions are key for any company’s workplace safety.
If you have been seriously injured in a construction or workplace accident in New York and you believe it was due to another party’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact the experienced New York construction accident attorneys at Trief & Olk today to discuss your case.
