The New York construction accidents
lawyers at Gair Gair Conason Steigman & Mackauf have more
than 40 years of experience representing plaintiffs injured in
catastrophic construction site accidents.
Each year thousands of
construction workers are injured or
killed in
construction site accidents. Although construction companies are required under the law to inspect each site with safety engineers and implement a wide variety of safety measures, construction workers face a greater risk of
work-related injury or fatality than employees in any other U.S. industry.
New York laws recognize the inherent risks of construction work and provide protection to
construction workers involved in work site related accidents.
A construction worker involved in a work related accident in addition to a
workers’ compensation claim may have a third party law suit against the general contractor and/or owner of the
construction site pursuant to Sections 200, 240 and 241(6) of the
New York Labor Law.
Section 200 of the New York State Labor Law codifies a common law obligation of reasonable care in the maintenance of the
work site. Labor Law Section 240, also known as the “Scaffold Law” makes both the owner of the property and the contractor on site strictly liable for
workers injured as a result of inadequate or
missing safety equipment at elevated work sites. Section 241(6) of the
New York State Labor Law imposes a duty upon the general contractor and/or owner to comply with all provisions of the New York State Industrial Code.
Architects, subcontractors and
manufacturers of equipment may also be held responsible for
inadequate safety provisions.
In addition to representing plaintiffs in
personal injury accidents, the attorneys at GGCS&M have written
articles in the area of construction accidents and have taught
continuing legal education courses in the area of
construction accident litigation. Click
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Examples of Construction
Accident Cases
Handled by Lawyers
from Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman
& Mackauf
A $16 million
settlement for an asbestos handler who fell
23 feet from a scaffold during
demolition of the Pepsi plant in Long Island City. The total funds to the
injured worker and his wife exceed $25million when the annuity purchased with some of the funds is added in.
A $5 million
settlement for a construction worker who fell from the roof of a building during a construction project and miraculously sustained only leg fractures.
A $2,200,000 settlement on behalf of a
laborer killed in a construction accident.
A $4 million verdict on behalf of a laborer
who suffered burns after falling into a pit of scalding
water.
A $10million Settlement for a woman who was
seriously injured when a 35-ton construction crane fell on her legs
at an excavation site
A $2,950,000 settlement for the estate of a
single woman who suffered injuries and later died as a result
of falling from a defective scaffold at a construction site.
A $5,800,000 settlement for a man who
suffered paraplegia as a result of a fall from a scaffold when
it was struck by a hi-lo.
A $1,200,000 settlement to 50-year old
brick mason who sustained a
fractured heel when the scaffolding on which he was working
collapsed causing him to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground.
A $ 2,975,000 settlement for a worker killed
when a prefabricated wall panel fell on him.
A $ 2,700,000 settlement for a worker in his
sixties who was killed when he fell from a building canopy he was
cleaning
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