New York Laws
Article 2 - The Department of Labor
44 - Workplace Fatality Registry; Construction.

(i) the name of the worker;
(ii) the age of the worker;
(iii) the cause of death;
(iv) the manner of death;
(v) the location of death;
(vi) the name of the contractor;
(vii) the business address of the contractor;
(viii) the name of the official or medical personnel making the
declaration of death;
(ix) the name of the person or persons charged with making the
determination of the cause and manner of death; and
(x) contact information for the office making notification to the
department, including contact information for the person or persons
making the declaration of death, the person or persons determining the

cause of death, and the person or persons determining the manner of
death.
4. Ninety-day reports. a. Upon receiving a report pursuant to
subdivision three of this section, the department shall notify the
contractor that such death was determined to be the result of a
work-related fatal injury in the workplace and shall require the
contractor to submit additional information regarding such workplace
fatality. The contractor shall provide such information to the
department no later than ninety days after receiving such notification.
b. Information to be reported within ninety days shall include, but
not be limited to:
(i) the name of the contractor;
(ii) the business address of the contractor;
(iii) the stated business purpose or industry of the contractor;
(iv) the name and age of the worker;
(v) the ethnicity of the worker, if known;
(vi) the nationality of the worker, if known;
(vii) the immigration status of the worker, if known;
(viii) the craft, trade or occupation of the worker; and
(ix) the union status of the worker.
5. Investigation. The department in its sole discretion may also:
a. conduct an investigation into any work-related fatal injury in the
workplace involving a worker performing construction work;
b. request additional information from a contractor in relation to
such worker or such workplace fatality; and
c. request information as to whether criminal or civil charges have
been filed against the contractor in the death of the worker, including:
(i) the details of such criminal or civil charges including the
charging officer or agency; and
(ii) the actual criminal or civil charge or charges.
6. Reporting system. The department shall establish a reporting system
for the information required to be reported pursuant to subdivisions
three and four of this section.
7. Failure to report. Failure by any contractor to report the
information required pursuant to subdivision four of this section within
ninety days of notification by the department that such death was the
result of a work-related fatal injury in the workplace shall be subject
to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than two
thousand five hundred dollars per failure to make such report.
8. Accessibility of registry. The department shall establish and
maintain an online database to make available all information and data
regarding all workplace fatalities in the construction industry reported
to the registry pursuant to this section. Such information shall be
provided in the aggregate and shall be electronically accessible and
searchable to the public, provided however, that in no event shall a
worker's name or other personal identifying information be included in
such database. The department shall update the database with the
information reported to the registry pursuant to this section within
five business days of the receipt of such reports by the department.

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