Staten Island Construction Accident Lawyer

How Our Staten Island Lawyers Help Injured Construction Workers

Our legal team will manage your entire case while you focus on resting and getting the medical care you need to rebuild your life. With our Staten Island construction negligence lawyers on your side, you will always have someone to go to with legal questions and concerns. We assist clients in the following ways:

Comprehensive Knowledge of New York Construction Law

Construction accident laws can be complex, and your employer or the at-fault party might try to use them to fight back against your claim. Our Staten Island attorneys understand all of the legal statutes that could apply to your case. We will explain them and use them to fight for you.

Experience Handling Insurance Companies

Insurers often use manipulative tactics to make injury victims accept less money than they are entitled to. Oresky & Associates, PLLC, has decades of experience dealing with insurance companies, so we will protect you by handling all communication with them, including settlement negotiations.

Support for a Wide Range of Construction Injuries

Construction accidents happen in many different ways and cause many different kinds of injuries. We are prepared to represent clients who have suffered any injury, no matter how catastrophic. We can also assist the families of the victims of fatal construction accidents.

Proven Track Record with Large Settlements

Our legal team has recovered millions in settlements and verdicts for construction accident clients. Our case results include an $18 million verdict for a worker who fell from a height, an $8.75 million settlement for a worker struck by a falling object, and a $6.5 million settlement for a worker caught in a trench collapse.

Personalized Legal Support for Every Client

Our lawyers in Staten Island treat every client as an individual, not a case number. Even if multiple workers are injured in the same accident, each of their cases is unique. We take the time to understand your situation and craft a legal strategy tailored to your needs.

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Contact Oresky & Associates, PLLC, at (718) 993-9999 for a free, confidential consultation today. Our attorneys are ready to start protecting your rights.

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Common Injuries Sustained in Staten Island Construction Accidents

Construction sites are filled with potential hazards that can cause workers serious harm. Our construction injury lawyers on Staten Island understand that it is hard to focus on complicated legal matters when you are in pain, so we provide open, compassionate representation to workers who have suffered catastrophic injuries like:

Brain Injuries

A blow to the head can cause temporary or permanent difficulty with controlling physical movements, memory, and concentration. Such injuries could be caused by falls or falling objects, especially if you are not given proper equipment, such as a hardhat or fall protection.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Per the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a spinal cord injury could result in numbness, weakness, and difficulty moving. In the most severe cases, you might suffer complete paralysis and be unable to move any body part below the point of injury.

Amputations

Some amputations occur accidentally as the result of an impact with a sharp or heavy object. In other cases, a worker’s body part may be so severely injured that their doctors cannot treat it and have no choice but to surgically amputate it.

Burn Injuries

Flames, intense heat, and chemical exposure can cause life-threatening burns, which can lead to nerve damage, scarring, loss of use, and loss of range of motion. Some burn injury victims require multiple surgeries before they can recover as fully as possible.

Broken Bones and Fractures

Any fall or impact can cause a worker’s bone to fracture or break. Some fractures are more serious than others, and as such, the type and duration of treatment will vary. A simple fracture may require nothing more than a cast while a compound fracture or displaced one may necessitate surgery.

Eye Injuries and Loss of Vision

If you are not given goggles or other eye protection when working around flying objects, including small items like wood slivers, you could suffer severe eye trauma that leads to partial or total vision loss in one or both eyes.

What Causes Most Construction Accidents in Staten Island?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that the four most common construction accidents nationwide are:

• Falls, which are very often caused by workers not having access to legally mandated fall protection gear
• Struck-by accidents, which may occur when an object is not secured and ends up falling from an elevated height onto a worker
• Caught-in or -between accidents, where workers become trapped or buried in a trench due to unsafe excavation procedures
• Electrical injuries, which may happen when workers do not have proper safety gear or when other parties fail to warn workers about live wires

What Is My Construction Accident Case Worth?

Oresky & Associates, PLLC, will tell you how much your case is worth after we have gathered and analyzed all available evidence. The amount you are entitled to depends on:

• How serious your injuries are: Generally, the more severely you were injured, the more money you can pursue. We may ask a medical professional to assess your injuries and affirm their negative effects on your life.
• How you pursue compensation: Workers’ compensation claims only allow you to seek medical care, loss of wages, disability, and, in fatal accident cases, certain wrongful death damages. Personal injury claims allow you to pursue many more types of damages, including past and future pain and suffering, reduced quality of life, and lost job benefits (such as union benefits).
• How long you are out of work: The longer you must stay home to recuperate, the more economic loss may be recoverable through a claim.

Our construction injury lawyers on Staten Island will fight on your behalf for enough money to cover all of your losses. Depending on the needs of your case, we can file your personal injury claim and/or work closely with our affiliated workers’ compensation lawyers.

How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit After a Construction Accident in New York?

You have up to three years to file a personal injury lawsuit, according to CPLR 214(4). This deadline is shorter if you must file a wrongful death case or sue the government, so it is in your best interests to speak with our legal representatives as soon as you can.