(914) 220-1086A recent news release by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the US Department of Labor, describes a raft of workplace safety violations by Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC, which operate at least 18,000 Dollar General locations throughout the country. According to OSHA, its inspectors identified safety violations at four stores […]
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Will Congress Take Action on “Frontover” Crashes?
A recent report by NBC News examines the tragic and growing toll of “frontover” and “backover” crashes, in which a vehicle—usually a large vehicle like an SUV or pickup truck—drive over young children in their blind zones. As the report explains, data suggests that as many as 744 children were killed in such crashes between […]
Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Cited for Elopement
Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care has received 21 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Study: 1/3 Workplace Injury Victims Lack Employer Health Coverage
Illuminating new research by insurance platform ValuePenguin found that one-third of workers who suffer workplace injuries do not have employer-based health insurance. The study, drawn from an analysis of employer coverage “in the industries with the highest rate of workplace injuries,” also found that the workers most likely to experience workplace injuries are “paid less […]
Highbridge Woodycrest Center Cited for Physical Abuse, Infection
Highbridge Woodycrest Center has received 13 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month
The US Department of Transportation has declared October “National Pedestrian Safety Month,” according to a news release by the agency. The move comes amidst an epidemic of traffic violence that killed 6,516 pedestrians in 2020, according to the DOT, or 18 per day on average. “National Pedestrian Safety Month,” the announcement states, “celebrates the right […]
Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: Infection Control Citations
Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 71 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2022. The Queensbury nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Study: To Save Millions in Damages, Buildings Need Only Meet Safety Codes
Recent research by ValuePenguin suggests that property owners and construction companies could avoid more than $1 billion in natural disaster damages costs each year simply by following building codes. The insurance platform’s study, based on an analysis of data gathered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, concludes that the adoption of building codes from, at […]
Ontario Center: Nursing Home Cited for Pressure Ulcer Care
Ontario Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare has received 70 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to records accessed on October 1, 2022. The Canandaigua nursing home facility’s citations resulted from a total of 10 surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
AAA: Automatic Braking Struggles to Stop Dangerous Crashes
New research by the American Automobile Association (AAA) suggests that automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems struggle to prevent crashes when cars are driving at normal speeds. According to a report by The Verge, which notes that new cars are required to include AEB systems as of September 2022, AAA tested four vehicles with the technology: […]
Livingston Hills Nursing Home Cited for Medication Errors
Livingston Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has received 74 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 23, 2022. The Livingston nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 15 inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Fall, Medication Errors
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 61 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 23, 2022. The Buffalo nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 12 inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
St. Margaret’s Center: Nursing Home Cited for Accident, Understaffing
St. Margaret’s Center received 50 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 23, 2022. The Albany nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 11 surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
After Deadly Crash, NTSB Calls for Impaired Driving Detection Tech
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a call for automotive regulators to require the inclusion alcohol impairment detection systems in all newly manufactured vehicles. According to a press release by the agency, the call resulted from an NTSB investigation into a January 2021 crash in Avenal, California, in which the driver was impaired and […]
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell Cited for Fall
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell received 102 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 23, 2022. The Valatie nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 23 surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: […]
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited for Falls, Pests
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 49 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 16, 2022. The Herkimer nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
New York Congregational Nursing Center: Pressure Ulcer Citation
New York Congregational Nursing Center received 30 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 16, 2022. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The […]
NHTSA Pledges To Take Action On “Frontover” Crashes
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration recently responded to a request by Congress to take actions to investigate and prevent “frontover” car accidents, in which vehicles with large blind spots strike and run over children. In an August 25, 2022 letter, NHTSA Administrator Steven Cliff told US Senator Richard Blumenthal that the agency “is committed […]
Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care Cited for Abuse, Falls
Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care Center received 25 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 16, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Brooklyn Construction Worker Killed by Falling Excavator Arm
A tragic construction accident in Brooklyn took the life of a 46-year-old worker last week. According to a report by the New York Post, the worker “was standing” at the worksite, at 1 Java Street in Greenpoint, when a 2,000-pound excavator arm fell on top of him. Police told reporters that the worker was found […]
Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: Medication Errors
Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 52 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 16, 2022. The Troy nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
New York DOB Audit Finds Worksite Inspection Flaws
A recent audit of construction worksite safety oversight by the New York City Department of Buildings revealed flaws in the regulator’s inspection practices. As the DOB stated in a report on the audit, “We found OB’s oversight of building construction sites, including construction site inspections and safety, and enforcement activity need to be improved.” The […]
Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Accident Hazard
Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 45 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 5, 2022. The Albany nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 13 inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Facing Extreme Heat, Will UPS Workers Strike?
A recent report by progressive magazine In These Times gave voice to UPS delivery workers calling upon their company to do more to keep them safe from extreme heat. Representatives for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents UPS workers, told the publication that even as UPS’s profits have risen over the last several years, […]
Valley View Manor: Nursing Home Cited for Inadequate Bedsore Care
Valley View Manor Nursing Home received 27 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 5, 2022. The Norwich nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 5 inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The […]
