New York Construction Accident Lawyers

Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro is a respected New York construction accident law firm, with construction accident injury lawyers who have the intelligence and know-how to successfully represent a variety of construction accident cases. Our firm serves clients throughout New York and the five buroughs and has recovered millions of dollars for our seriously injured clients and the family members of victims who died as the result of another person’s negligence. If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury as the result of a construction accident, call a New York construction accident attorney at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro today to discuss your case.

Construction jobs are some of the most dangerous jobs in New York and the United States. There is a very high rate of fatalities in the construction industry, and negligence on the part of employers and company owners is the cause for many of these tragic and unnecessary deaths. Each year in the United States thousands of citations are distributed to construction companies because they do not comply with the safety standards that are established for their industry. The following describes some of the dangerous construction accidents that occur all too frequently in New York:

Scaffolding Accidents – Scaffolding accidents are typically caused by faulty scaffolding assembly and maintenance, such as unsafe guardrails and improper planking. Scaffolding accidents kill approximately 50 people a year and injure thousands more.

Trench Accidents – Digging trenches and laying pipes can cause serious and even fatal injuries if the trench collapses trapping and crushing the construction workers. Safety precautions, such as shoring or benching, should take place to prevent trenches from caving in.

Heavy Machinery Accidents – Each year construction workers are seriously injured when they operate machinery which is hazardous or defective. Machinery accidents may result when part of the victim’s body is caught in the machinery or if the machinery malfunctions.

Welding Accidents – Welding accidents may include serious burns or eye injury due to improper protective gear, as well as illness due to the inhalation of dangerous fumes in an improperly ventilated area.

Slip and Fall Accidents – Falls may occur for a variety of reasons on construction sites, such as faulty flooring, slippery surfaces, and dangerous ladders. One third of all construction-related deaths are caused by falling from high locations.

These construction jobs, and others, may cause serious harm to the victims, possibly causing head injuries, blindness, deafness, damage to internal organs, skin and eye irritations, scarring, burns, bone fractures, and other serious injuries and medical conditions.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a construction accident in New York, call Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro today for a free consultation with an experienced New York construction accident lawyer.