New York On the Job Injury Attorneys

Every year thousands of workers are killed or seriously injured on the job. This occurs even though many state and federal regulations, as well as industry standards, require employers to implement a wide variety of safety measures.

Workers' Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are compensated for their monetary losses. These laws also provide benefits for dependents of those workers who are killed because of work-related accidents or illnesses. However, if you are employed in certain occupations, such as a railroad worker or crew person on a floating vessel, you are not covered under Workers Compensation but are covered under similar laws designed to provide compensation for your losses.

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. 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.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed on the job, the New York work accident lawyers 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.

Job Accident Verdicts & Settlements:

Construction Accident:
Traumatic Brain Damage
$11.1 Million Verdict
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On The Job Accident:
Forklift Operator Injured
$1.95 Million Decision
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Worksite Accident:
Carpenter Slip & Fall
$500,000 Recovery
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Construction Accident Verdicts & Settlements:

Construction Accident:
Labor Law
$18 Million Verdict
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Construction Accident:
Worker Falls Through Floor
$2,950,000 Verdict
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Construction Accident:
Fall from External Elevator Hoist
$1.7 Million Recovery
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Construction Accident:
Man Killed in Explosion
$1.3 Million Settlement
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On the Job Injury:
Cargo Vehicle Accident on Airport Tarmac
$975,000 Settlement
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Construction Site:
Bicycle Accident
$900,000 Verdict
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Construction Accident:
Worker Falls from Ladder
$895,000 Recovery
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Worksite Accident
Cable Company Employee Falls Off Ladder
$850,000 Recovery
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Construction Accident:
Construction Worker Hit by Collapsing Wall
$800,000 Recovery
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Construction Accident:
Rigger Falls Off Sidewalk Bridge
$760,000 Recovery
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Construction Accident:
Worker Falls from Scaffold
$350,000 Settlement
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Construction Accident
Scaffolding Accident
$300,000 Settlement
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Premises Liability:
Injured on the Job
$258,000 Verdict
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Premises Liability:
Construction Worker Injury
$200,000 Recovery
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New York, NY 10170

Telephone: 212-986-7353
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E-mail: wrs@wrslaw.com