Practice Areas

Construction Site / Scaffolding Accidents

Injured and Out of Work

Queens Construction Accident Lawyers

Accidents at work occur all of the time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than four million accidents happen at the workplace every year. And construction site accidents account for nearly ten percent of those accidents. That equates to more than 400,000 construction site accidents per year. Our construction accident attorneys have years of experience working with scaffoldiing accidents and other construction site accidents. We have handled numerous cases involving Section 240 of the Labor Law, and are familier with the hight-related injuries and elevation-related injuries that occur when scaffolding is used.

If you’ve been injured on site, then you should hire an attorney who can work to help you obtain the money you need to pay your bills, buy your groceries, and cover your family’s expenses while you are out of work. Call or contact us today.

Section 240 of Labor Law

Also known as the "Scaffold Law," section 240 of the Consolidated Laws of New York state:

• All contractors and owners and their agents, except owners of one and
  two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the
  work, in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting,
  cleaning or pointing of a building or structure shall furnish or erect,
  or cause to be furnished or erected for the performance of such labor,
  scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys,
  braces, irons, ropes, and other devices which shall be so constructed,
  placed and operated as to give proper protection to a person so
  employed.
• No liability pursuant to this subdivision for the failure to provide
  protection to a person so employed shall be imposed on professional
  engineers as provided for in article one hundred forty-five of the
  education law, architects as provided for in article one hundred
  forty-seven of such law or landscape architects as provided for in
  article one hundred forty-eight of such law who do not direct or control
  the work for activities other than planning and design. This exception
  shall not diminish or extinguish any liability of professional engineers
  or architects or landscape architects arising under the common law or
  any other provision of law.

Our lawyers have a deep understanding of section 240 and the very large body of case law that has develop over the years around this section. Because of this complexity, if you have suffered an injury involving a scaffold, you want an attorney who has handled many similar cases. This experience permits us to develop compelling cases that accurately document your injuries and the compensation you need to recover. We are have experience with all of the many laws from Section 200 through section 240 of the Labor Law and can assist you with any issues arising under these sections.

Workers’ Compensation

Although we do not personally handle workers’ compensation claims, it is important to figure out immediately if workers’ compensation is your only remedy. If it is, then we will guide you to excellent attorneys in that field, who we work with, to ensure that your rights are protected.

Many workplace injuries are covered by the workers’ compensation laws. The workers’ comp laws are designed to be a streamlined process where an injured worker doesn’t have to fight with his or her employer to get the money needed to keep on living. Workers’ comp was intended to be no fault; which was to mean that if a worker was injured, then he would be compensated for his injury. In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need a lawyer to get the money you need. But the way workers’ compensation actually works, an attorney is often indispensable.

An attorney can help guide you through the process. As with any administrative function, workers’ comp can be complicated and confusing. But an attorney can also fight for you if your claim is turned down. If you have an attorney from the beginning, to help you file a claim, then your attorney will be able to easily take your case into the next levels of administrative and legal appeals.

Beyond Workers’ Comp

Not all injuries are limited by workers’ compensation law. Many times, workers’ comp is an injured worker‘s only remedy. But some circumstances go beyond workers’ compensation, for various reasons, and allow the injured worker to sue her employer or, as in some cases depending on the injury, a manufacturer or retailer of defective equipment.

If you are injured and you are unsure of whether workers’ compensation law is your only recourse, then you should consult an attorney. Please contact or call one of our Queens construction accident lawyers for more information and to discuss your case.

We can help.