Construction Accidents
New York City Construction Accident Lawyers
Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP — NYC, Long Island, Westchester County
If a construction accident is caused by negligence, an injured construction worker may be able to sue the responsible parties for full legal damages — over and above any workers' compensation benefits. These " third-party lawsuits " are allowed if the owners, their agents or other contractors were negligent in maintaining job site safety or were in violation of applicable regulations.
The experienced attorneys at Greenstein & Milbauer can help you obtain your workers' compensation benefits and evaluate your case to determine whether you have a valid personal injury claim. For a free consultation, contact us in Harlem today.
Our firm has extensive experience representing clients who have been injured in construction site accidents. This includes representing people injured in large multi-story building projects, those injured in single-family home construction, and illegal and undocumented aliens injured in construction accidents throughout the New York City area. Our attorneys will process your workers' compensation claim quickly to get medical bills paid and to recover a portion of your lost wages. We will also move to investigate quickly so that critical evidence can be documented and witnesses can be interviewed.
Construction Accident Causes and Benefits
Because it is their job to operate dangerous equipment, lift large or heavy objects, and work high off the ground, construction workers are at increased risk for falling accidents and on-the-job injuries. When proper safety precautions and practices are used, many injuries can be prevented. But preventing " many " injuries is not the same thing as preventing " all. " Common construction accident scenarios include:
- Scaffolding accidents
- Ladder accidents
- Workers hit by falling object
- Equipment malfunctions
- Workplace safety violations
- OSHA violations
Unlike workers' compensation, these lawsuits can include recovery for full wages and benefits, medical expenses, as well as pain and suffering. You may recover regular workers' compensation benefits and also make a claim for damages in the third-party lawsuit. The damages recovered may be very substantial. Of course, you will have to repay a portion of the workers' compensation benefits; but even so, you can collect for many items not covered by workers' comp.
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Call our New York City law offices in Harlem or contact us online. For your convenience, we offer evening, weekend, in-home and hospital appointments and handle cases on a contingency fee basis. There are no hidden or up front costs. You pay no attorney fees unless we obtain compensation for you.
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