Ithaca Construction Accidents
Construction workers are employed in a very hazardous line of work. Every year, more workers are killed and seriously injured on construction sites than in any other major industrial sector. Accidents may result from inadequate safety inspections, someone else's negligence, poor equipment and OSHA violations. If a construction worker is injured, in many cases a claim can be brought against the owner or contractor as well as a workers' compensation claim. Workers’ Compensation benefits may not be enough to cover the expenses that can result from the serious injuries that construction accidents can cause; it is important to hold all the negligent parties responsible.
Lawsuits for construction site injuries are permitted on behalf of injured workers in addition to workers’ compensation benefits they may have received. Unlike workers’ compensation however, where an owner, agent or contractor is negligent or liable by statute, recovery can also be made for past and future lost earnings, pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, loss of benefits, and many other types of damages.
The law firm of Littman & Babiarz has the experience and expertise to investigate construction site accidents, to identify the potential parties responsible, and to commence and follow through in litigating such a lawsuit through all stages, including settlement or trial. To schedule a free initial consultation if you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to a construction site accidental death in upstate New York, contact the law offices of Littman & Babiarz.
New York has been at the forefront of enacting laws which are meant to protect construction workers. New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 are known as the "safe place to work" or the "scaffold laws". These laws provides many functions and a wide variety of materials encompassing the entire construction safety landscape providing safety benefits to construction workers functioning hundreds of feet off the ground.The right to receive full compensation in such cases is in addition to any benefits that the worker is normally entitled to under Workers' Compensation laws. It is imperative that injured workers, their lawyers, and judges involved in the case review these statutes when analyzing any work site accident.
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 and vehicular accidents
- Forklift accidents
- Equipment failure
- Failure to provide safety equipment
- Welding accidents
- Industrial gases
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