Personal Injury can occur almost anywhere, especially construction accident sites. As New York City Personal Injury Attorneys, we know and understand the importance of maintenance of all construction machinery. The trial has began in a case against the New York City owner of a crane that collapsed and killed two workers in May 2008 due to the [...]
New York law mandates that employers carry workers compensation (also known as workers comp) insurance. The purpose of workers comp insurance is to provide workers who become ill or sustain an injury on the job with the financial resources the need to pay for: Medical treatment Partial disability Total disability Permanent impairment Death benefits to [...]
If you are injured on the construction site, New York law prevents construction workers from suing their employers – even if the accident was caused by employer negligence. When you are injured on the Construction site, your best bet is receiving workers compensation benefits. Though this is common, there are cases in which you can [...]
Oftentimes construction workers injured on the job are only entitled to workers compensation benefits. Rarely does this compensation fully reimburse a worker for their pain, suffering and other losses. If you are injured on the job, depending on what caused your accident, you may be able to sue a third party in a personal injury [...]
If you are injured in a construction site accident it is important that you seek a lawyer before you apply for workers comp insurance. Insurance companies hire experience lawyers to investigate accidents in order to find enough evidence that will help them pay out the smallest benefit amount possible. An experienced attorney knows what to [...]
At a Construction Site in Queens, NY a cinder block wall collapsed killing one man and injuring three other. Hedilberto Sanchez, age 26, went into cardiac arrest and was declared dead on the way to Elmhurst Hospital Center. He was one of eight siblings, a husband, and father of 2 children. His wife is [...]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that there are approximately 97,000 forklift related accidents per year, and 85 of those are fatal. Out of the 85 deaths, approximately 35 were the driver attempting to jump out of a tipping forklift. The OSHA laid down the basic requirements that all forklifts and other Powered Industrial [...]
The former chief crane inspector for New York City began serving a two to six year prison term after having pled guilty in March (2010). His conviction was for taking bribes for approving the use of cranes he had not actually inspected, and for issuing crane operator licenses to unqualified individuals. This investigation was prompted by [...]
AM I LIMITED TO GETTING WORKERS COMPENSATION? During the last week of May of this year (2010) alone, there were two serious construction site accidents involving falls from significant heights. One involved a worker at a residential building falling fifty feet while he was working on the building’s steel framework. The other involved a worker [...]
This past March a construction accident at the Freedom Towers showed the unsteady relationship between the city and the Port Authority in relationship to the site. Construction accidents can be extremely dangerous or even fatal. “A Bronx hardhat was seriously injured when he plunged nearly two stories inside the Freedom Tower on Monday – sparking [...]
