At David Resnick & Associates, PC, we believe personal injury law should be personal. We meet with clients in their homes, and have met their families.

Legal matters can be complicated. It’s even tougher to find answers to important questions. Below is a list of tips on what you should and should not do if you have been involved in a construction site accident, or a slip, trip and fall accident.

Contact us if you have any questions. We would enjoy the opportunity to acquaint you with our work.

Construction Site Accidents

Your rights as an employee:

• You have a right to compensation. If you are injured as the result of someone’s negligence, whether it is from a fellow worker or a building owner, equipment manufacturer or other responsible party. You have a right to adequate funds to cover medical expenses. In many cases, workers’ compensation will help cover basic expenses or needs.
• You have the right to seek redress through litigation. In some cases, the insurance company may be unwilling to pay or workers’ compensation may be inadequate to cover an injury that could cause tremendous pain and suffering and/or ruin a worker's career. In these cases, seeking recovery in the courts is the only option to ensure adequate compensation. Only personal injury attorneys have the experience, connections, and knowledge to provide guidance you will need after a construction accident injury. David Resnick & Associates, P.C. can handle all aspects of your construction accident case including:
  • Protecting your rights in accordance with the law
    
  • Completing all relevant paperwork
    
  • Negotiating with insurance carriers and responsible parties
    
  • Preparing for a lawsuit, if necessary

You rights as a bystander:

• You have the right to not be injured by another person’s negligence. Unlike car accident cases, there is no special, government-funded scheme to indemnify an injured person should the negligent party not have insurance or carry insufficient insurance. In these cases injured bystanders will generally seek to obtain compensation through the courts where he/she will have to prove the following:
  • The potentially responsible party was negligent or careless
    
  • The negligence or carelessness was the cause of the accident
    
  • The accident was the event that led to the injury or injuries

Common causes of construction site accidents:

• Negligence or carelessness of other workers at the work site
  
• Defective or improperly maintained machinery, such as forklifts
  
• Drugs or alcohol use by other workers or supervisors
  
• Defective or improperly put together scaffolding or other structures meant to prevent a worker from falling
  
• Honest mistakes on the part of workers

Parties that may be responsible for a construction accident injury:

• Owners of the work site
  
• General contractors
  
• Equipment Manufacturers
  
• Subcontractors
  
• Engineers
  
• Architects
  
• Insurance companies
  
• Landlords

Take action:

• Seek immediate medical assistance
  
• Report your injury to the general contractor or shift supervisor at the site of the accident
  
• Report the injury to OSHA
  
• Write down the contact information of anyone who may have witnessed the accident
  
• Have a friend take pictures of the work area in which you were injured, focusing on obvious safety hazards that existed at the time you were working at the site
  
• Jot down a summary of any statements made by witnesses as to how the accident might have occurred
  
• Contact David Resnick & Associates, PC.

If you have been injured in a construction site accident, or if you have lost a loved one due to an accident at a construction site, please contact David Resnick & Associates, PC.

Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents

What to do if you are injured as a result of a broken or uneven sidewalk in New York:

• Report the incident to the police
  
• Take photographs of the area
  
• Map out where the defective sidewalk is in relation to surrounding buildings and streets
  
• Take the names and contact information of any witness to the fall
  
• Do not speak or give any written statements to any investigator
  
• Consult with an attorney as soon as practicable after the accident
  
• File a written Notice of Claim within 90 days of the accident
  
• File suit within one year and 90 days – the statute of limitations for such an incident

If you have been injured in a slip, trip and fall accident, or if you have lost a loved one due to a slip, trip and fall accident, please contact David Resnick & Associates, PC.