Orange County Work Site Injury Lawyers

Orange County Construction Accident Attorneys

Employers have a responsibility to provide their employees with safe working conditions. However, in modern workplaces — and particularly on construction sites — there are many factors outside the control of individual employers that can cause serious injuries and fatalities.

At the law firm of Patrick S. Owen, PLLC, Middletown work site injury attorney Pat Owen helps workers and their families pursue full compensation for the harm done to them.

Dedicated Advocate for Injured Workers

Pat Owen helps injured workers go beyond workers' compensation by pursuing personal injury claims against the parties who caused their injuries. We represent clients who have been catastrophically injured due to the negligence of others in circumstances such as the following:

Construction site falls: The property owner, the general contractor and the employees on a construction site are each responsible to assure that workers are provided with proper fall protection and to prevent hazardous conditions that could cause workers to fall and suffer serious injuries.
Falling objects on construction sites: On a construction job site, objects that could potentially fall and seriously injure workers need to be carefully secured.
Scaffolding accidents: Under New York law, if you have been injured in a fall from a scaffold, the property owner and general contractor are legally responsible.
Chemical spills: When workers are not given adequate warnings and training about chemical exposure in the workplace, they can develop serious, life-threatening conditions.

These are just a few examples of situations where an injured worker may have a personal injury claim in addition to any workers' compensation benefits he or she may receive.

Construction Site Accidents

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 Pat Owen's 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.

Experience counts when it comes to accidents on construction sites involving:

Falls due to floor or roof 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

Pat Owen settled a case for nearly one million dollars to compensate a construction worker for lost wages, medical expenses and pain and suffering. The construction worker fell from a concrete foundation at a construction site in Sullivan County that had inadequate scaffolding.

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. Pat Owen has detailed knowledge of New York labor laws (sections 200, 240 and 241). Pat Owen has represented carpenters, laborers, concrete workers, electricians and members of all trades in these types of cases.

Please contact our New York construction site accident attorney 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 ladders, scaffolding, cranes, safety vest and tethers or hoisted equipment that falls
12 NYCRR Section 23-8.5 special provision violations related to crane operators

If you have been seriously injured in an accident or other incident in your workplace, don't hesitate to contact us to schedule a free consultation with an experienced construction accident attorney. You will not pay us any fees or expenses until we help you get compensation for your injuries.