$5.25M

$5.25M 31-year-old Local 79 laborer doing demolition on an elevator at a renovation project was struck by falling concrete and fell about 25 feet down the elevator shaft.

Reported by Washor, Kool, Sosa, Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP. See all published results for Washor, Kool, Sosa, Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP.

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Washor, Kool, Sosa, Maiorana & Schwartz, LLP · Published results

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