New York Construction Accident Lawyers - Brooklyn Worker Injury Attorneys
David Resnick & Associates, P.C. represent workers injured on construction sites. Construction workers face a wider variety of hazards and a greater risk of work-related injury or death than employees in any other U.S. industry. Thousands of workers are killed or injured each year. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2003, the largest number of fatal work injuries was in the construction sector with a total of 1,126 deaths. Likewise, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has also reported that the highest level of nonfatal worker injuries, as measured on a lost-workday basis, is again in the construction industry with a rate of 5.7 days per 100 workers.
The state of New York has enacted special statutes to protect workers involved in construction-related accidents, because these workers are at risk every day, due to the inherently dangerous nature of their jobs. Types of construction site accidents include:
- Scaffolding accidents
- Roof related falls
- Falls from elevated work surfaces
- Workers hit by falling objects
- Trench collapses
- Electrocution
- Fire and explosions
- Machinery accidents
- Crane, forklift and vehicular accidents
- Equipment failure
- Failure to provide safety equipment
- Welding accidents
- Industrial gases
Workers injured while working at a construction site are allowed to sue the owner, its agents and contractors for all damages sustained by virtue of any physical harm which has occurred to them. Financial recovery may be affected by workers' compensation laws, depending on your employment situation and the degree to which your employer is found liable for your injuries. Parties other than your employer may be legally responsible for your injuries (such as third-party contractors, property owners, or equipment manufacturers) and your recovery from those parties will not be affected by workers' compensation laws.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a slip & fall accident contact David Resnick & Associates, P.C. today!
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