A construction site is one of the most dangerous places to work in the United States. For this reason, there are safety regulations to keep workers safe. When safety methods fail due to poor product design, inadequate training, equipment breakdowns or other cases of negligent or safety violations, a serious accident or wrongful death can occur.

At the Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm, we represent construction workers and others who are injured on a construction site due to a safety code violation or owner or general contractor negligence. New York labor laws are very specific. At our law firm, we have detailed knowledge of the specific labor laws and New York health and safety laws that may apply to these types of injuries.

Our experience includes accidents on construction sites including:

• Falls due to floor penetrations not properly closed or marked
• Trench collapse causing suffocation or crushed bones
• Trip-and-fall accidents due to an industrial code violation
• Electrocutions
• Burns due to equipment malfunction, explosion or fire

Partner Alan Fuchsberg settled a case of a construction worker who was injured while unloading steel rods from a flatbed truck. He obtained a $1.45 million settlement for lost wages, pain, and disabilities.

Many construction injuries and accidents are a result of either a fall by the worker, or by a piece of equipment falling from a great height and injuring those below. These accident injuries may be a result of negligence, a safety code violation or labor law violation. Our law firm has detailed knowledge of New York labor laws (section 200).

Please contact our New York construction site accident attorneys for ladder, scaffolding, crane or other similar construction site accident injuries including:

• 240 labor law violations for faulty equipment such as a hoist of straps that break
• 241(6) industrial code violations
• 240(1) gravity-related risks and violations of safe place to work regulations involving scaffolding, cranes, safety vest and tethers or hoisted equipment that falls
• 12 NYCRR Section 23-8.5 special provision violations related to crane operators

Crane Accidents

In the news most recently are nationwide accidents involving cranes. There are various types of cranes including tower cranes, crawler cranes and truck cranes. There are numerous requirements that must be adhered to when operating a crane.

The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm has vast experience in ascertaining various points of potential liability on the part of the individuals who owned, leased and operated the crane. Specifically:

• Crane operations must comply with manufacturer’s specifications and limitations
• The crane assembly modifications or disassembly must be conducted by a trained individual
• The crane needs to have been operated by qualified and trained personnel
• A designated competent person must inspect the crane machinery before and during use to ensure safe operation
• Crane safety devices such as the crane level indicator must be operating properly

The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm is currently in litigation involving a crane in which the steel rigging from the crane fell twenty stories onto a taxicab in New York City.