Two construction workers were injured in separate incidents across Brooklyn and Queens this week, according to DOB Construction-Related Incidents records, while a third incident at a Manhattan excavation site caused no injuries.
In Brooklyn, a worker fell at 21 Charles Place in Bushwick on October 16, per DOB records. The incident is logged under BIN 3428696, accident report number 46577, and is categorized by the department as "Worker Fell" with one injury and no fatality recorded.
In Queens, a worker was injured on October 16 at 29-10 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, per DOB records. The incident, logged under BIN 4624330 and accident report number 46575, is categorized as "Other Construction Related" with one injury recorded.
On October 15, DOB logged an excavation/soil-work incident at 248 East 62 Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, BIN 1043820, accident report number 46572. No injuries or fatalities were recorded for that incident.
DOB's Construction-Related Incidents dataset does not detail the circumstances beyond the category code and injury/fatality counts logged by the department. The agency's Complaints Received dataset separately logged roughly 100 new complaints citywide over the same two days, the normal volume for an active week and not evidence tied to these three incidents.
For contractors and site safety managers, each of these addresses is now a matter of record. Anyone working near 21 Charles Place, 29-10 Northern Boulevard, or 248 East 62 Street can look up the BIN on DOB NOW or the Building Information System to check for related complaints, violations, or follow-up inspections tied to the incident report.
DOB's incident and complaint databases are updated on a rolling basis; readers can track status changes at the Building Information System (a1.nyc.gov/businow/bis) using the BIN numbers above.