New York Crane Accident Attorneys

Our New York crane accident injury attorneys have extensive experience in all types of New York construction site accidents. We handle a variety of construction accident cases, including crane accidents, elevator and scaffold accidents, which involve injuries such as spinal cord and back injuries, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, traumatic brain injuries, paraplegia, quadriplegia and paralysis.

Every year many crane operators are killed or seriously injured on the job. This occurs even though many state and federal regulations, as well as industry standards, require owners, general contractors and sub-contractors to implement a wide variety of safety measures.

Although workers' compensation benefits aide employees while injured on the job, they are usually not sufficient to fully compensate injured workers for all damages sustained as a result of their work-related accident.

Under New York State Law, employees cannot sue their employers for damages sustained as a result of a work-related accident. In order to receive reasonable compensation for their injuries, workers must commence lawsuits against parties other than their employer, such as property owners, general contractors, sub-contractors, architects, and equipment manufactures who may be held responsible when a construction site accident occurs. In addition to workers' compensation benefits, additional damages that can be recovered in these lawsuits include pain and suffering, additional wage loss benefits, additional medical benefits and loss of services for the spouse.

The majority of crane related accidents involved mobile cranes and many "non-crane" workers have also suffered serious injuries. These non-crane operators include occupations such as mechanics, oil workers, ironworkers, rigger, and stevedores.

Statistics point to crane instability, lack of communication and lack of training as the three most common reasons for crane related accident injuries and deaths.

If you or a loved one have been involved in a crane accident in New York, the New York job injury attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro, L.L.P., would like to meet with you. Please call our office at 212-986-7353 to set up an appointment to discuss your case.

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