Joint Specialist

Construction Industry is one of the major industries in the U.S and especially in the New York City area. Construction accident fatalities are ranked 3rd among all other accidents in the New York City.

There are several companies which work at a construction site. You could be a victim of construction accident which resulted from the fault of a sub-contractor, or by the negligence of the property owner, the property management company, of the construction management company. In several cases it is observed that victims were injured from a defective product or some other hazard which was neither your fault, nor your employers.

If you fell from a high elevation (which constitutes nearly 30% of all construction accident fatalities), or were hurt by scaffolding which collapsed, got hit by an object from the construction site then it is highly likely that somebody was at fault. All major construction sites are maintained by their respective construction companies. Health and safety should be the top priority of every such company, but it is not always the case in most of the construction accidents. Several of these fatal construction accidents could have been easily prevented if proper safety and health measures were followed at the construction site.

Some of the construction accidents include:

- Falling object or construction debris hitting worker

- Scaffolding collapses, Falls from scaffolds

- Accidents with construction equipment or machinery: Forklift and or Crane Accidents

- Worker falls from a height / elevated platform / falls from ladders

- Car Accidents with construction vehicles

- Hoisting Accidents

If you or your loved ones were victim of any such construction accident, then you must get in touch with your accident lawyer. If you were injured within New York City (NYS) then you must get in touch with a New York Construction Accident Lawyer. Your personal injury lawyer will help you receive justice and compensation from the negligent construction company or any other negligent party involved.

Some of the New York Accident Injury Lawyers provide legal services on contingency basis. Therefore, you can avail legal services of your personal injury lawyer free of cost. Your injury lawyer will only receive a percentage of amounts from the final compensation amount (if he succeeds in winning your case). Several of the construction companies hire aggressive and experienced defense attorneys who will try their best to nullify your injury claim (even if it was a genuine case). Therefore you must speak with your personal injury lawyer who will increase your chances of winning injury compensation.

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