New York Personal Injury Law Blog

He is remembered as much more than a determined and skilled construction worker. He's remembered as a hero who saved his neighbors from a burning home. And in the most important role he had in life, he is remembered as a devoted father.

He is remembered, too, as one of many construction workers injured on the job. For the 37-year-old man remembered at a recent benefit, those horrific injuries sustained in a fall proved fatal.

About 300 miles northwest of New York City is the town of Hornell. That's where a construction worker from Canaseraga was injured late last week in a fall from the Route 36 bridge.

After the construction accident, the 20-year-old was listed in guarded condition at a Rochester hospital.

For people who have sustained spinal cord injuries, there may be good news on the horizon. Recently, a clinical trial began that could have positive implications for individuals who have been paralyzed.

The study is being conducted by The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The clinical trial involves removing nerve tissue from the leg of an individual who has been paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury. The physicians then grow Schwann cells - which are different from stem cells - from the removed tissue. After the Schwann cells have grown, they are then transplanted back into the injured patient's body.

Every day, construction workers are injured on the job. Because of the dangers inherent in working at heights and around large equipment, the risks of serious injuries among New York City construction workers is high.

Far too many have lost their lives to injuries sustained on the job. Yesterday, there was a memorial service in Buffalo to honor fallen workers in our state.