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- Can I sue my employer for my serious injury I received while on the job?
- What protection does the law provide New York construction workers who are injured on the job?
- Why should I hire an attorney to help me with my construction accident case?
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Construction Accidents
Construction law covers an array of situations and job descriptions. Some of the most common construction site injuries happen in the following ways:
- Falls from a scaffolding, ladder, roof of building or any raised surface
- Struck by falling objects or equipment
- Trench cave-in
- Injured during a highway, street or road accident
- Injured by a defective piece of equipment
- Struck by a vehicle
- Exposure to a harmful substance or working environments
- Fires and explosions
At Cannon Law we have many years of experience with construction accidents, injuries and deaths. Joe Moran has the two highest jury verdicts in Livingston County for a reason. We take each case seriously and treat it as if it is our only case. At Cannon Law we work for you and with you, keeping you informed every step of the way.
What injuries and illnesses fall under construction law?
The injuries that you may sustain as a construction worker are numerous. From falling from a height, from exposure to toxic dust during a renovation project, to being hit by a car while doing road construction, your life as a construction worker is risky.
The following represent some of the more common injuries and illnesses that affect construction workers. Any of these can cause severe pain, permanent disability, even death.
- Injuries
- Head injury
- Spinal cord damage
- Back injury
- Coma
- Paralysis
- Loss of limb/amputation
- Broken/fractured bones
- Burn injury
- Hearing loss
- Eye injury
- Crush injury
- Laceration/cut
- Illnesses
- Asbestos exposure (Mesothelioma)
- Natural gas exposure
- Lead exposure
- Toxic mold exposure
- Toxic chemical exposure
Is my case covered under the scaffold law?
New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 are commonly called the "scaffold law" and the "Safe Place to Work Law". These sections provide that if a worker is injured on the job as a result of falling from a height or being hit with something that falls from a height, the owner and contractor may be liable.
I have been injured on the job site. When do I call an attorney?
Conditions change continuously on a construction site. If you have been injured it is imperative that you contact an attorney as soon as you are able. At Cannon Law we have many years of experience in investigating accident scenes across New York and the Southern tier. We will get to the site as soon as possible in order to ensure that any evidence of neglect is well documented.
Representatives of the insurance agency, safety inspectors and employers have been known to try and cover-up their mistakes. Only an experienced lawyer knows how to get the evidence needed to prove that you were injured due to your company's negligence. If you have been hurt please do not hesitate to call. 1-800-343- 6918
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Library for Construction Accidents:
- Alternative Court Exhibits MAXIMIZE Recovery for Clients
Description: Why X-rays Don't Cut It In Front of A Jury - Right out of "The Sopranos"
Description: Injured Construction Workers Need to Watch Out for Unethical Behavoir of Some Lawyers - Are we the Best injury attorneys in western New York? This client thinks so.
Description: Why Being Represented by an Attorney with a Proven Track Record is Critical to Large Jury Verdict - Why We Must Protect New York's Construction Workers
Description: New York Injury Lawyer Believes in Protecting Construction Workers- Why We Must Do It. - Protecting Construction Workers
Description: Important Information for Injured Construction Workers - In Construction Accident Case, Small Law Office Defeats Big Firm in Fee Dispute
Description: After a lengthy trial, the Livingston County Supreme Court (Hon. Dennis S. Cohen) awarded the big box lawyers 2 ½ % of the fee, and awarded 97 ½ % to me and Joe Moran. The Court found that the work performed by one of the partners in the big box firm was “deficient”, and that his efforts “paled in comparison to the efforts of Cannon”. The Court further found that “Moran’s work was extensive, requiring enormous time, skill and knowledge.” The big box lawyers appealed Judge Cohen’s decision to the State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department in Rochester. By a unanimous 5-0 decision, that Court upheld Judge Cohen’s decision.
Frequent Questions for Construction Accidents:
- Can I sue my employer for my serious injury I received while on the job?
- What protection does the law provide New York construction workers who are injured on the job?
- Why should I hire an attorney to help me with my construction accident case?
Case Results for Construction Accidents:
- Ironworker from Avon, Livingston County Awarded $2.25 Million in Westchester County
- $1,200,000 for a man from Dansville, New York, was struck by lightning while working as a laborer on a construction site in Attica, New York
- $1,200,000 for a man from of Rochester, New York, who was a non-union carpenter
- $1,300,000 for a 25-year-old roofer from Nunda, New York, who was injured when a gust of wind blew him off a barn roof he was installing
- $1,325,000 for a 56 year old laborer, from Rochester, New York, who was seriously injured when he fell through a broken catwalk he was repairing
- $1,500,000 for a 43-year-old union painter, from Rochester, New York, who was injured when a single plank scaffold he was standing on collapsed
- $1,500,000 for a man from Groveland, New York, who suffered two fractured wrists when he fell from the roof of a local high school while performing renovations to the roof
- $1,500,000 for a 38-year-old, Hispanic, bricklayer-mason, when he fell off a plank from which he was performing his work, landing on his head and shoulder
- $1,500,000 for a 36-year-old, African-American, union bricklayer, from Rochester, New York, when he suffered severely torn ligaments in both of his wrists and a significant knee injury when he fell from a makeshift scaffold while laying brick
- $1,700,000 for a man from Batavia, New York, who had both hands severely crushed by a punch press he was operating when it malfunctioned
- $2,100,000 for a man from Mt. Morris, New York, who was an apprentice bricklayer working on a State University of New York dormitory in Buffalo, New York, when he was hit on the shoulder by a 20 lb. piece of cable that had fallen 10 stories
- $2,400,000 for a Greece construction worker who accepted a $2,450,000 settlement for serious injuries he suffered while helping to build a prison in Seneca County
- $2,500,000 for a man from Reading Center, New York, when he was seriously burned in an explosion inside a septic tank he was repairing at a cheese manufacturing plant in Campbell, New York
- $2,800,000 for a man from Olean, New York, when he lost a leg when the brakes on a log skidder he was using malfunctioned
- $2,900,000 for a 40-year-old ironworker from Oschweken, Ontario Canada when he sustained injuries to his back, knee, ankle and finger when a steel beam he was standing on, while performing construction work, collapsed because of a defective weld
- $3,400,000 for a 38-year-old electrician from Avon, New York, when he sustained serious leg injuries when he fell 10 feet from a platform he was standing on while at work
- $3,500,000 Bob U., 40, of Canadice, New York, sustained a mild brain injury when he fell off the roof of a crane he was servicing at a bridge demolition site supervised by the State
- $3,800,000 Bob W., 38, of Alexander, New York, suffered a closed head injury leaving him with severe migraine headaches on an almost daily basis, when he was struck in the head by a steel lever while at work on a State construction project
- $2.6 million dollar settlement for a construction worker who fell off a roof
Awarded: $2,250,000
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