Construction accidents can leave construction workers seriously injured and wondering where to turn for help with their medical expenses and lost earnings while they recuperate. Workers’ compensation is an important protection against the losses associated with...
Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
Construction Accidents
The top four causes of construction worker deaths
It seems that there is always construction work going on in New York City. Whether it is renovating a building or fixing our streets it goes without saying that construction work is incredibly important. However, construction work can also be very dangerous. The...
Workers’ Comp: Off-Site Accidents
Most workers are aware of workers’ compensation benefits, but not all of them understand when and how it works. Some people think that workers’ compensation only applies to injuries that occur “at the office” or “on the factory floor” or “at headquarters” or “in the...
Can Workplace Accidents Be Prevented?
Some people believe that workplace accidents are not preventable; that they are something that just happens and we have to deal with them. While that may be true to a point, we beg to differ. In many cases of workplace accidents, something could have been done to...
Some of the Deadliest Tools Used at Work
If your job involves the use of certain tools, including heavy machinery, we don’t have to tell you that tools can be extremely dangerous. When people handle dangerous tools, sleeves, gloves, goggles, and protective equipment take on a whole other meaning. Something...
Pre-Existing Injuries & Workers’ Compensation
Were you recently injured at work, but you just so happened to be injured in the exact place that you were injured before? If your answer is “yes,” the location of your new injury can be a bit unsettling. Perhaps now you’re wondering if the injury will be covered...
Pre-Existing Injuries & Workers’ Compensation
Were you recently injured at work, but you just so happened to be injured in the exact place that you were injured before? If your answer is “yes,” the location of your new injury can be a bit unsettling. Perhaps now you’re wondering if the injury will be covered...
Spinal Cord Injuries from Workplace Falls
A spinal cord injury occurs when the spinal column, the vertebra, ligaments, disks, or the spinal cord itself are damaged. People can experience non-traumatic spinal cord injuries and traumatic spinal cord injuries. For example, one can experience a non-traumatic...
Falls and Workers’ Compensation
Falls are a major hazard in many occupations, especially in the construction industry. A worker can fall while walking, while climbing a ladder to reach merchandise or change a lightbulb, while working on a roof, or while working 10 or even 80 feet above the ground....
Falls From Heights & Workers’ Compensation
According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), falls are the LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH in the construction industry. In 2013 alone, there were 828 fatalities in construction, 291 of which involved fatal falls, OSHA reports. The construction...