New York Construction Accident Lawyers

Every year, thousands of construction workers are injured either or killed in construction related accidents. If you or a loved one have been hurt at a construction site, you need the unrivalled expertise and experience Smiley Law brings to every case we accept.

Owners, architects, equipment manufacturers and others may bear responsibility for your injuries. And because subcontractors are often involved in construction accident injuries, third parties may also be responsible.

Smiley Law is experienced in all aspects of the often complex legal issues involved in New York construction accident injuries. We will investigate and help determine who is responsible for your construction site injury and zealously represent your interests until you are justly compensated for your injuries.

If you think you have a construction accident injury case, call us at 866.SMILEYLAW (toll free) and let us explain how to protect your legal rights. You may be entitled to bring a lawsuit for substantial damages– in addition to any workers' compensation benefits you may be receiving. Get the protection you and your family deserve. Call us today.

New York Construction Accident Injury Issues

• New York City and State laws require construction companies to inspect each work site in order to ensure worker safety.
• The contractor and all subcontractors in their employ are required to provide a reasonably safe work environment, and to warn workers of any inherent hazards—both at the site and regarding the nature of the work. Managing agents must also take reasonable steps to coordinate job safety and supervise compliance with all safety specifications.
• Construction equipment manufacturers have a legal responsibility to design and maintain safe products. That responsibility extends to preventing the use of unreasonably dangerous or defective products and equipment. These products include (but are not limited to): power tools, scaffolding, derricks, cranes, trucks, conveyors, hoists, woodworking tools, ladders, winches, graters, scrapers, bulldozers, forklifts, tractors, boilers, pressure vessels and gas detectors.

Smiley Law Construction Accident Injury Case Results

Examples of Smiley Law Construction Accident Injury Case Awards

• Smiley Law obtained a $1.365 Million construction accident injury settlement after the first week of trial on behalf of a demolition foreman who was struck in the head by a falling piece of concrete. As a result of the blow, he was knocked unconscious and later suffered injuries to his head and back. Smiley Law construction accident attorneys established that the owners of the site violated specific Labor Law statutes that require overhead protection to protect workers from falling debris.

• An $825,000 construction accident injury settlement for construction workers who, while working at an Amtrak railroad tunnel, suffered leg and back fractures when a scaffold they were working on gave way and caused them to fall.

• $650,000 for a 50-year-old laborer who suffered severe shoulder and internal injuries when he was struck by a beam which was thrown over the side of the building he was working on. This case was based on a violation of a Labor Law statute requiring the use of chutes for removal of such material.

Informative Links: Construction Accident Injury

Construction accident-related links

Occupational Safety & Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov

OSHA Technical Links Pages
http://www.osha-slc.gov/doc/topics.html

AFL-CIO Safety and Health on the Job
http://www.aflcio.org

The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
http://www.cpwr.com

Construction Safety Council
http://www.buildsafe.org

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

The background of our partners, associates and support staff is such that our knowledge and practice of law in virtually any area of New York medical malpractice, car accident injury, personal injury, construction accident injury, wrongful death, and product liability is unmatched. Smiley & Smiley are New York attorneys, practicing for over 40 years throughout Brooklyn, Bronx, Long Island, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester and New York State.