Staten Island Crane Injury Lawyer

Injured by a Crane Accident?

Every year, construction accidents involving cranes cause serious injury and death as well as property damage. According to the government’s most recent analysis of crane-related deaths at work, working on and around cranes can very dangerous: on average, between 60 and 100 workers are killed every year in crane-related accidents. Although the risk of death and injury from being struck directly by a crane is very real, far more or the serious accidents involving cranes are actually caused by the mishandling or unexpected release of a crane’s load.

Crane operators themselves make up less than 10% of all crane accident deaths, while other workers at the job site, chief among them laborers, electricians, cutters, solderers, welders, and brazers, are killed more frequently. When one realizes that 10% of fatal crane accidents happen not when a crane is in use or even being set up, but when it is simply being transported from one job location to another, the danger to all workers from cranes becomes clear.

The rules around workers’ compensation insurance can protect employers when workers attempt to seek damages for on-the-job injuries. On a more positive note, claims can be pursued against third-party contractors and equipment manufacturers if they have not met their safety obligations. If a crane-related accident has caused you injury, or a family member has been injured or killed in a crane accident, the compensation paid by workers’ comp could be far less than the lost income, medical expenses, and other costs that you have endured and will continue to face. Finding a Staten Island attorney willing to stand up for you is vitally important.

The special nature of construction and demolition in New York City means that workers here are more likely to work on or in the shadows of large cranes than those in most other cities. This raises the bar on the need for rigid safety practices, but unfortunately also increases the chance that they will be injured by a crane. Many preventable contributing factors can lead to a crane accident, including:

–   Accidents during crane transport from site to site

– Workers becoming caught between objects or between the crane and other objects

–   Crane improperly erected or inadequately maintained

–   Failure to use properly trained crane crews

–   Falls from the crane or the crane’s rigging

–   Contact with live electrical wires by the crane or its load

–   Workers struck by objects being moved by the crane or dropped from the crane

–   Communication breakdown among crane operators and other workers

Find an Experienced Staten Island Crane Accident Lawyer

The victims of serious crane accidents are left with injuries that affect them for a lifetime, such as traumatic head, neck, and spinal injuries, paralysis, and burns. When you need help recovering after you’ve been injured through another party’s negligence, take the important step of recruiting qualified legal assistance to your team. Speak to Kuharski, Levitz, & Giovinazzo about your case today.

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