Welcome to the Construction Accidents webpage of The
Law Offices of Scott C. Gottlieb & Associates, LLP.
This page is designed to inform the victims of
construction site accidents and their families about
their legal rights, and how to protect them. Our
office works with economic and accident reconstruction
experts to help prepare your case. We will also help
you decide whether it is more prudent to fight or to
settle a case in order to obtain the maximum awards.
We Will Fight For You!
Construction accidents kill or injure thousands each
year. Due to the heavy machinery, equipment and
materials at construction sites, injuries incurred in
construction site accidents are sometimes extremely
serious. The law requires that construction companies
ensure a reasonably safe site, develop and implement
safety programs, inspect each site for safety
compliance, coordinate job safety, warn of hazards
related to the site and work, and prescribe the
necessary protective equipment. Despite these
regulations, construction site work remains one of the
most dangerous jobs in the United States today, with
the majority of injuries and fatalities associated
with electrocutions and falls. Other hazards at
construction sites include:
- Crane
and scaffolding accidents
- Dangerous
and defective machines
- Mechanical
and chemical handling of compressed gas
- Logging
accidents
- Welding,
cutting and brazing injuries
Many
construction accident cases involve several potential
third-party defendants, parties such as the owners,
architects, subcontractors and equipment
manufacturers, all of whom may bear responsibility for
your injuries. Third-party negligence is the legal
term to assign liability for insufficient safety
provisions or negligence to others. Construction
equipment makers may also be found negligent if
injuries are caused by the defective design and
manufacture of their products ranging range from power
tools to scaffolding to heavy equipment. Injured
workers are most often prohibited from suing their
employers or co-workers because of New York's Workers
Compensation Law. That is why an experienced injury
law attorney will attempt to find negligence of
another party.
In any personal injury case, negligence must be proven
and it must be established that the injury was caused
by that negligence in order for a damage award to be
made. If you believe that you have the grounds for a
lawsuit, it is critical that you contact The Law
Offices of Scott C. Gottlieb & Associates, LLP immediately to protect your rights. An
experienced attorney can prove the critical elements
of negligence including 1) the defendant had a duty to
you, 2) the defendant failed in that duty, and 3) your
injury was caused by the defendants' breach of duty
and that damages resulted from the injury.
Construction companies are required by law to inspect
each worksite to ensure worker safety. The contractor
and all subcontractors must provide a reasonably safe
work environment as well as warn workers of hazards
that are inherent in the site and nature of the work.
They must also take reasonably adequate steps to hire
careful employees, coordinate job safety and supervise
compliance with safety specifications.
Construction equipment manufacturers also have a
responsibility to design and maintain safe products
intended for use at the work site. This responsibility
includes preventing the use of defective or
unreasonably dangerous products. Products included
(but not limited to) are: scaffolding, power tools,
cranes, derricks, hoists, conveyors, woodworking
tools, ladders, winches, trucks, graters, scrapers,
tractors, bulldozers, forklifts, boilers, pressure
vessels and gas detectors.
Experience
Counts. Our overall goal is to establish our office as
the best office to hire if you want compensation for
your case. We base this on our experience and past
results.
Our philosophy is to provide quality legal services
while treating each client with care and respect. We
also provide assistance with other legal problems that
arise during the pendency of your case. If you feel
that you or a loved one has suffered due to a
construction accident, call us at
1-800-TALK-LAW (1-800-825-5529) or contact us via our online
contact form. All calls
and inquiries are responded to the same day, usually
within one hour. There is no case-review cost.
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