Construction Accidents (New York)
New York City has seen an alarming rise in construction accidents resulting in serious or fatal injuries over the past five years. Although construction workers in the state of New York should be covered by Workers' Compensation, payouts often fail to adequately compensate workers and their families for the true losses incurred, including:
- Long-term medical care
- Lost wages
- Loss of future job opportunities
- Increases in insurance premiums or termination of coverage
- Pain and suffering for workers, or for their families when a loved one is lost
- Other intangible factors.
Workers' Compensation laws in New York State prevent employees from suing employers to recoup these losses when an injury occurs. However, other parties may be held accountable in some cases: land and building owners, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and others.
Construction injuries in which an additional lawsuit may be viable can be caused by any of the following:
- Scaffolding accidents and falls
- Unsafe ladders or stairways
- Crane accidents
- Falling objects
- Defective machinery or unsafe use of machinery
- Forklift injuries
- Other falls from a great height
- Electrocution or electrical burns
If you think you may have a case involving a construction accident and would like professional, concerned legal counsel, please contact us.
For more information about our successes with previosus construction accident cases, please see our Verdicts & Settlements page.
