F&A settles construction accident case for $2,800,000.00

Frekhtman & Associates settled a construction accident litigation matter on behalf of a client for $2,800,000.00 on Tuesday December 20, 2011 at a mediation in Manhattan, NY. The case involved a construction worker who was part of a crew rebuilding the sewer system in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. The plaintiff was inside an access manhole while an excavator operator attempted to lift a trench box cemented into the ground of the same manhole. As the trench box was being lifted, a piece of concrete came loose falling off the trench box and striking the plaintiff in the lower back as...

08 June

0 Comments

Sticky

Construction Accident Facts by New York Attorney

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Accidents, Construction Accidents

Construction Industry is one the biggest industries in the USA. However, construction accidents and deaths are ranked 3rd among all other accidents in the New York State. If you are injured in a construction accident then you must get in touch with a construction accident lawyer. There are different types of construction accidents which can take place at construction site. Some of these accidents includes Hoisting Accidents, Accidents with construction equipment or machinery: Forklift and or Crane Accidents, Car Accidents with construction vehicles, Falling object or construction debris hitting worker, Worker falls from a height / elevated platform / falls from...