Yonkers Construction Accident Lawyers
Each year, thousands of workers at construction and renovation sites are injured on the job in Yonkers. These accidents happen due to improper or dangerous equipment and the negligence of co-workers or supervisors at work places. Falls from ladders, scaffolding, elevated platforms or other heights are covered under specific labor laws. Building owners and their agents and contractors must supply and operate safety equipment to prevent workers from injuries caused by falls from elevated workplaces. Failure to do so results in absolute liability, even if the worker’s own fault contributes to the accident.
A Yonkers construction accident attorney helps workers injured on construction sites get their entitled workers’ compensation benefits. In addition, they may be able to sue the property owner and its agents and contractors for full personal injury and pain and suffering. The damages recovered may be substantial.
Our legal team has experience in dealing with accidents arising from problems such as:
- Ladder & scaffold falls.
- Falls from a height or elevated platform.
- Construction debris of other falling objects.
- Accidents with construction vehicles, machinery, forklifts, crane & other equipment.
- Hoisting Accidents.
- Lack of safety equipment provided by employer.
- Improper safety practices of employer.
- Burns, electrocution, or explosion-related injury.
In most cases if you were in the course of your employment at the time of the accident you will be covered by Workers’ Compensation.
Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides payments for medical bills and lost wages for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of working at their job. You do not have to prove that anyone was at fault for your accident or injury. As long as it happened while you were in the course of your employment you should be covered by Workers’ Compensation.
In most cases if you were in the course of your employment at the time of the accident you will be covered by Workers’ Compensation.
Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides payments for medical bills and lost wages for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of working at their job. You do not have to prove that anyone was at fault for your accident or injury. As long as it happened while you were in the course of your employment you should be covered by Workers’ Compensation.
Workers’ compensation benefits only affect your recovery from your employer, not other parties. If other parties, like the property owners or other contractors on the construction site were negligent or responsible for your injuries, you may be able to recover from them in addition to collecting workers’ compensation benefits.
Injuries occurring on construction sites often result from safety violations of companies other than the injured worker’s employer. Since the other companies are not your employer the injured worker may bring a lawsuit against the companies that violate safety rules and contribute to injuries. These are called third party claims or lawsuits.
The New York statute known as Labor Law Section 240, is also known as the “Scaffold Law.” The New York State “Labor Law” provides certain protection to workers while working at heights such as on scaffolds, ladders, beams or building roofs. There are several reasons for this special statute. Usually the injuries are severe as a result from elevated falls, and the construction worker relies on the building owner and the other contractors to provide a safe working environment. They are primarily responsible to make sure that the elevated work location is safe. The law requires that these “third parties” provide the necessary and properly functioning scaffolds, ladders, safety lines, harnesses, guardrails, to guarantee your safety while you are working at an elevation.
However, if a worker is performing routine maintenance (e.g., such as sweeping or changing a light bulb), this may not come under Labor Law protection. Usually a worker has to be injured performing the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building.
Disclaimer: Result shown on any portion of this website should not be understood as a promise of any particular result in a future case.
Time may be limited to file an injury claim. Don’t wait. Let us help you seek the justice you deserve. We offer Free Consultations at your home, the hospital and in our office.
Kerner Law Group, P.C. has a track record of representing clients who have been hurt due to negligence or preventable accidents. Having a comprehensive investigation of the accident scene immediately after it happens is crucial for identifying a long-term strategy for protecting you. Our law firm can help you with many different aspects of your claim including:
- Reviewing your paperwork.
- Filing the initial legal claim against the insurance company.
- Helping you after you have been denied.
- Assisting you with recovering full and fair compensation for the injuries you have sustained.
Hiring an attorney you trust with your case is about more than just finding a lawyer with experience. For aggressive and caring representation, put Kerner Law Group, P.C. on your side today!
Our law firm has been representing clients in New York for over 30 years. During this time, we have built a reputation for delivering exceptional service. Our team has your back, 100%.
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About Yonkers
About Yonkers New York
Yonkers is located in Westchester County, New York.
- Population (approx.): 201,000
- Geo coordinates: 40.9312°N, 73.8987°W
- Postcodes: 10702, 10701, 10705, 10703, 10704
Things to Do and See In Yonkers
- St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Yonkers, New York) (near South Broadway and Guion Street): One of the largest medical facilities in Westchester County.
- Getty Square (near N Broadway and Main Street): Getty Square is the civic center, central business district, and transit hub of the City of Yonkers.
- Yonkers (Metro-North station) (near Buena Vista Avenue and Nepperhan Street): A Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak station that serves the downtown Getty Square area of Yonkers.
- Yonkers Public Library (near Dock Street and Atherton Street): The Yonkers Public Library consists of three branch libraries.
- Ludlow (Metro-North station) (near Fernbrook Street and Pier Street): Serves the residents of the Ludlow Park neighborhood of Yonkers, via the Hudson Line.
- Oakland Cemetery (Yonkers, New York) (near Ashburton Avenue and Mulberry Street): Established in around 1783 and was originally used to bury soldiers from the Revolutionary War operating under the name of St. John’s Burial Grounds.
- Tibbetts Brook Park (near Midland Avenue and Teresa Avenue): One of the first developed parks in Westchester County and currently serves residents with activities that include swimming, hiking, sports, nature watching and fishing.
- Sacred Heart High School (Yonkers, New York) (near Voss Avenue and Frederick Street): A co-educational private, Roman Catholic high school in Yonkers and is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is the only Catholic high school in Yonkers and was founded in 1923.
- Hudson River Museum (near Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway and Shonnard Terrace): The largest museum in Westchester County, founded in 1919.
- St. Margaret of Cortona’s Church (Bronx, New York) (near West 260th Street and Riverdale Avenue): A Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Airports
- LaGuardia Airport
- Westchester County Airport
- Teterboro Airport
Rail Stations
- Jamaica Station (AirTrain) which is on 93-43 Sutphin Boulevard, New York.
- Federal Circle Station
- Tonnelle Avenue Station which is on 51st Street, North Bergen.
- Bergenline Avenue Station
- Port Imperial Ferry
- Lincoln Harbor Station
- Ninth Street/Congress Street Station
- 2nd Street Light Rail Station
- Hoboken
- Newport
- Yonkers station
- Ludlow station (Metro-North)
- Glenwood station (Metro-North)
Roads
- Park Avenue
- New York State Route 100
- Palisade Avenue (Hudson Palisades)
- Central Avenue (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- New York State Thruway
- Interstate 87 (New York)
- Third Avenue
- Cross County Parkway
- U.S. Route 9 in New York
- New York State Route 9A
- Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)
- New York State Route 164 (1940–1960s)
- Bronx River Parkway
- Sprain Brook Parkway
Parks
- Condor Hotel – Williamsburg, Brooklyn which is on 56 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn.
- Central Park which is on New York.
- New York Botanical Garden which is on 2900 Southern Boulevard, The Bronx.
- Washington Square Park which is on New York.
- Battery Park which is on New York.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park which is on 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn.
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park which is on Queens.
- Madison Square Park which is on 11 Madison Avenue, New York.
- Van Cortlandt Park which is on Broadway and, Van Cortlandt Park South, The Bronx.
- Riverbank State Park which is on 679 Riverside Drive, New York.
Zoos
- Queens Zoo which is on 53-51 111th Street, Corona.
- Green Meadows Farm New York which is on 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Glen Oaks.
- Bergen County Zoo which is on 216 Forest Avenue, Paramus.
- Bronx zoo Bronx river Parking which is on Bronx River Pkwy, Boston Road, The Bronx.
- Tiger Mountain, Bronx Zoo which is on 2300 Southern Boulevard, The Bronx.
- Dawn Animal Agency which is on 142 East 37th Street 2nd floor, New York.
Nearby Towns and Suburbs
- Riverdale is 2 miles to the south.
- Cresskill is 3 miles to the west.
- Wakefield is 3 miles to the south-east.
- Tenafly is 3 miles to the west.
- Mount Vernon is 3 miles to the east.
- Bronxville is 3 miles to the east.
- Spuyten Duyvil is 3 miles to the south.
- Demarest is 3 miles to the north-west.
- Tuckahoe is 3 miles to the east.
- Englewood Cliffs is 4 miles to the south-west.
- Closter is 4 miles to the north-west.
- Hastings-on-Hudson is 4 miles to the north.
- Englewood is 4 miles to the south-west.
- Inwood is 4 miles to the south.
- University Heights is 4 miles to the south.
- Fordham is 4 miles to the south.
- Pelham is 5 miles to the east.
Yonkers
New York, USA
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