Construction Accident Attorney
New York construction workers are constantly at risk of being injured on a construction site. A single mistake in any job site can result in serious injury or death. Broken or misused machinery and poorly fitted protective equipment only a few of the hazards that construction workers face on a daily basis. Unfortunately, many of the common pitfalls construction workers encounter are fatal.
If you have been injured on-the-job at a construction site or during a visit, you could be entitled to compensation to pay for the costs of your injury and any other related long-term costs through multiple personal injury claims. These claims can include filing for workers’ compensation from your employer in addition to third-party claims against the construction site owner, the manufacturer of any defective equipment that injured you and other possible negligent parties.
Injured During a Construction Accident?
You don’t have to face the astronomical costs and stress of your construction accident injury alone. You can explore your options for seeking compensation through multiple claims against all responsible parties with the help of a Long Island construction accident lawyer.
Schedule your free, no-obligation consultation with one of our construction accident attorneys in Long Island today by calling 833-866-2529 or by using our convenient online form to contact us now.
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You Have a Right to Compensation
New York law entitles you as a construction accident victim to compensation if the cause is someone else’s negligence. While many construction workers injured on construction sites seek worker compensation, some receive further compensation through civil lawsuits. For clients who have been injured in a construction accident, we provide various compensation methods.
Civil claims are brought against the negligent party whose misconduct contributed to the worker’s injury. These are called “third party bills”. Successful third-party claims can provide more than workers’ compensation benefits. These claims can be made in addition to workers’ compensation claims.
Our law firm in Suffolk County is staffed by accident attorneys who specialize in construction site accidents. Our team of attorneys and paralegals take a global approach to legal practice, looking not just at a specific aspect of a construction site accident, but client-wide. We will represent you in the fight for the best possible compensation for your personal injury efficiently and with a high level of attention to the details and nuances of the law.
Common Construction Site Accidents in Long Island and NYC
Construction sites are inherently dangerous, so employers, contractors, and supervising companies have strict legal and ethical obligations to keep employees as safe as possible. Despite these best efforts — and sometimes as a result of negligence or defective products — major accidents can occur at any time.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) calls the most serious of these construction accidents the Fatal Four. As of 2017, the Fatal Four were:
- Falls, which caused nearly 40% of all deaths
- Being struck by objects (8%)
- Electrocutions (7%)
- Being caught in or between objects (5%)
Safety is always a major concern on construction sites. All construction workers should pay special attention to the Fatal Four construction scenarios. According to OSHA, eliminating these four types of construction accidents could save 582 workers’ lives each year.
In addition to the “Fatal Four” issues, there are a number of other potential hazards that can cause injury, illness, or death to construction workers and contractors, such as:
Injuries from table saws and other equipment
Slip and falls
Heavy machinery accidents
Strains and hernias
Broken bones and sprains
Impalements
Deep cuts
Burns
Chemical exposure
Suffocation
Falling objects
No matter the cause of your construction injury, the medical consequences could be serious and potentially life-threatening. Always report an incident to your supervisor, and seek medical treatment as soon as possible. You can then speak to a Long Island construction site accident lawyer regarding your potential injury claims.
Who Can I Sue in New York after My Construction Accident?
Workers’ compensation laws and labor laws in New York state make it extremely difficult — usually impossible — to bring forth a lawsuit against your construction business employer for negligence if their poor safety practices or careless supervision led you to have a major injury. There are some cases of exceptions, but they can often relate to arguments disputing the nature of the employee/employer relationship in order to get around workers comp laws.
Fortunately, injury victims always have the right to file a worker’s compensation claim to pay for the medical costs of treating their injury, receiving rehabilitation, and even training to adapt to the injury or any disabilities that prevent the victim from returning to their normal job duties.
Injury victims can also explore their options for filing a third-party injury lawsuit against other potentially negligent parties. For instance, a job site owner may have been negligent in the design or maintenance of their property. If they hire construction firms that contract out your employer and you get injured, you may potentially be eligible to file a claim against the companies that do not directly employ you.
You may also potentially have the case of a defective product related to your injury. Modern construction equipment is expected to include safeguards in their design that reduce the risk of injury. They should also have reliable safety features, such as shielding against electrical surges.
When these safety features fail, or when some other defect causes the product to injure you, then you could be entitled to a New York defective products claim. Note that defective products can include chemicals that are unacceptably unsafe to use or protective equipment that fails to protect reliably.
There are other potential injury claims that can be made against all responsible parties that could be unique to your situation. The only way to find out what your legal options are and what your best strategy might be is to speak with an experienced construction accident attorney in Long Island.
We Fight for You and Your Loved Ones
The Long Island construction accident attorneys at TonaLaw have a combined 30-year track record of uncompromising ethics! Unrelenting litigation prosecution allows us to provide superior legal services to clients who suffer from injuries sustained during a construction accident throughout Long Island, New York City, and New York State.
The TonaLaw Advantage
At TonaLaw, we are a client-first practice. Our attorneys and support staff utilize our extensive legal experience and litigation acumen to represent personal injury clients aggressively, always seeking all remedies available to our clients under the law.
TonaLaw is a no-fee law firm – We get paid when we win your case!
If you or a loved one are suffering from a construction accident because of the possible negligence of another, contact a Long Island construction accident attorney at TonaLaw at (631) 780-5355, toll-free at 1-833-TONALAW, or by filling out the form below.