You're pulling cable through a ceiling grid on a gut renovation in Midtown Manhattan when your fish tape brushes an energized 480-volt feeder that was supposed to be locked out. There's a flash, your arm goes rigid, and you're thrown off the ladder. At the hospital, the entry wound on your hand looks small — a burn the size of a quarter. But electrocution injuries on NYC construction sites are iceberg injuries: the visible mark is a fraction of the damage. The current that en

Picture a gut renovation in the Bronx. You're a painter working over a stairwell, and the contractor has taped slick plastic sheeting over every step to protect the finish. One foot slides, and in half a second you're at the bottom with a shattered kneecap and a hip that needs plates and screws. For decades, defense lawyers argued that a covering like that wasn't a "slipping hazard" under New York law. In 2024, the Court of Appeals disagreed — and in doing so, it strengthened