Personal Injury Law

Fatal New York Work Site Accident

A 35-year-old worker was killed in a New York on-the-job accident. According to a WBNG news report, Shawn Brown was working on the body of a large recycling truck when the truck bed released and pinned him against the vehicle frame. Brown was located by a co-worker who contacted emergency personnel. Brown was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The New York State Police as well as the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating this work site accident, which occurred at Burt Adams Disposal in Chenango Bridge, New York.

Work site accidents such as construction site accidents and industrial accidents are devastating not only for the injured workers, but also for their families. In many cases, families struggle and face extraordinary financial crises because they lose their primary wage earner to a workplace accident. The sad fact about these workplace accidents in New York is that they can often be prevented.

Workers in New York are entitled to state workers compensation benefits. However, these are terribly inadequate and are hardly enough to cover medical expenses in the case of a major injury or loss of wages where the sole breadwinner has died. Injured victims and families in such situations would be well-advised to contact experienced New York workers compensation attorneys who can help with their workers compensation claims. In cases where a third party such as a contractor, sub-contractor or a defective product manufacturer is involved, additional claims may be filed against negligent parties as well. If you have been injured or have lost a loved one in a New York work-related accident, please call Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro for a free and comprehensive consultation.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on June 19, 2009 (boomark / email).