About Construction Accidents
By Mitchell Proner
Published on November 20, 2010
By nature, construction sites are dangerous environments fraught with potential hazards. In order to minimize the risk of injury to employees and others in the vicinity of these sites, construction companies and equipment are held to the highest, most rigid standards of safety. When those responsible for a construction site fail to observe or enforce these standards, they are liable for any injury or wrongful death that occurs as a result. Likewise, if an injury occurs due to malfunctioning or defective equipment, any number of parties may be held liable, including the manufacturer of the equipment. Other grounds for a construction injury claim can include a construction company's failure to adequately train or protect its employees and the failure to post clear warnings of potential hazards. If you or a member of your family has been severely injured as the result of a construction accident, a qualified personal injury attorney can help you achieve the justice you deserve.
Both employees and passers-by can be injured on or near a construction site. Employees should be able to obtain compensation for the losses and expenses related to their injury through workers' compensation insurance. However, workers whose claims are unfairly denied, as well as those who are offered unreasonably low compensation, may have to enlist the services of a personal injury lawyer. Passers-by can take action against the construction company by filing a premises liability claim. Those who tragically lose family members to construction accidents can file a wrongful death claim in pursuit of compensation for not only current losses and expenses related to the death but also future losses and expenses, such as future lost wages and loss of future benefits.
Any number of injuries are possible as the result of a construction accident; however, the most common include:
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Spinal cord injury
- Broken bones
- Serious chemical or other types of burns
- Amputations
- Wrongful death
If you or someone you love has been injured in a construction accident, attorney Mitch Proner, serving Manhattan and all of New York, can help. Contact Proner & Proner today.
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