Thousands of construction workers sustain serious injuries or are killed in accidents each year.
An injury at a construction site may lead to liability
on the part of the owners, contractors, architects and
manufacturers of equipment who are responsible for the
safety of the site. The owner, general contractor and
all subcontractors are required by law to provide a reasonably
safe site, but unfortunately often safety is overlooked
and accidents occur. Accidents such as a fall from a ladder,
scaffold or other height are actionable.
The manufacturers of construction equipment may be liable
for injuries that result from unsafe products. Dangerous
products cases often involve defective scaffolding, unsafe
cranes, power tools, forklifts, back hoes, and various
other types of construction equipment.
Our lawyers can help find responsible third parties in
the event of an accident involving serious injury. We
will also consider claims against the owner and general
contractor, who may be responsible for supervision of
the site and can be responsible for the injury. Passers
by and those who lawfully frequent construction sites
are also covered. You don't have to be employed at the
site to maintain a cause of action. You could be a pedestrian
walking on an adjacent sidewalk or a person lawfully visiting
the site for a related purpose
Though there may be millions of jobs to choose from, some
are inherently more dangerous than others, particularly
at construction sites around New York. Since construction
workers are exposed to dangers daily, it is not surprising
that they have some of the highest work related injuries,
including scaffold accidents, mishandling of heavy loads,
misuse of machinery and tools, exposures to various hazards
including electricity, radiation, toxic material, and
noise. The results of these exposures often includes damage
to skin and other body parts, air embolisms, asbestosis,
Caisson disease, Silicosis, and many more diseases. However,
workplace falls are the leading causes of death in the
work environment. Over 200 people die every year from
high falls off ladders and scaffolds. Workers compensation
is not always enough to treat your injury or disability
or to take care of you and your family. Individual companies
are not always willing to give you what you deserve.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
have set standards to help construction sites adequately
protect their employees. Historically, OSHA has been unable
to reduce the number of injuries and deaths among construction
workers. These statistics are evident in spite of the
fact that the organization focuses a large amount of its
funding into the enforcement of safety standards on construction
sites.
If you or someone you know was injured on the job at a
construction site in the New York City area, call the
construction site accident Law Offices of Leandros A Vrionedes.
Workplace
Injuries and Worker's Compensation Claims
The Workers' Compensation Act provides mandated insurance
coverage to workers who are injured on the job.
The benefits under Workers' Comp can include
weekly payments based on a percentage of the employee's
average weekly wage for temporary total disability,
partial disability, permanent and total disability and
permanent loss of function and disfigurement. Workers'
Comp also covers medical expenses for treatment that
is reasonable, necessary and related to the industrial
injury and vocational rehabilitation services.
Sadly, Workers' Compensation may be insufficient
compensation especially in the case of very serious
and long term personal injuries. In these cases it is
necessary to look for a third party including manufacturer
of the product that caused the injury, lack of safety
devices or some other party who is at fault. Our lawyers
can help locate third parties as well as handling the
Workers' Comp benefits to which you may be entitled.
Workers compensation (or workers comp) provides compensation,
without litigation, for workers injured or disabled
on the job. Workers' compensation is insurance that
provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers
who are injured or become ill as a direct result of
their job. The Workers' Compensation Board is a state
agency that processes the claims and determines, through
a judicial proceeding, whether a worker will receive
benefits and/or medical care, and how much he/she will
receive. However, as many injured workers can tell you,
workers compensation benefits are not always enough.
Typical New York on the job injuries include:
- Falls from ladders and scaffolds
- Machinery that is defective
- Toxic chemical injuries
- Product liability
- Construction Accidents
- Head injuries
- Death or dismemberment
An attorney's assistance may be desirable
if the issues are complicated. If a lawsuit is necessary
to get you the benefits that you deserve, you can also
win damages for pain and suffering as well as lost wages.
If a loved one died as a result of negligence, the employer
can also be sued for wrongful death, which will provide
directly for the dependents of the victim. The statue
of limitations is short and the paperwork is complicated.
Call the New York workplace injury attorney Leandros
Vrionedes.
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