Construction Site Accidents

Bass & Rubinowitz handles a variety of construction accident cases, including elevator accidents, scaffolding accidents, defective machinery accidents, and crane accidents that often cause injuries such as spinal cord and back injuries, amputations, crushed limbs, burns, traumatic brain injuries, paraplegia and quadriplegia.

Every year, thousands of laborers are killed or seriously injured while working at construction sites. 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 aids employees when injured on the job, it is usually not sufficient to fully compensate injured workers for all damages sustained as a result of their work-related accident.

Owners of property, general contractors, sub-contractors, architects, and even equipment manufacturers may be held responsible when a construction site accident occurs. In addition to Workers’ Compensation benefits, additional damages that can be recovered from third-party lawsuits include those for pain and suffering, additional wage loss benefits, additional medical benefits and loss of consortium.

Our construction accident lawyers have been handling complex construction accident cases in New York City and Long Island for years and have a vast degree of knowledge about New York State Labor Law and the Industrial Code.

The law firm of Bass & Rubinowitz does not merely handle cases. We represent real families with real problems on an individual basis. We handle claims in which people have suffered financial loss, personal injuries, or even death as a result of negligence.