Personal Injury Law

New York Construction Accident Injures Man

A man was reportedly injured in a New York construction accident after a concrete ramp in a parking garage collapsed as he operated a compact construction vehicle. According to this Associated Press news report, the 47-year-old man was driving a payloader in the downtown building when the ramp gave way and fell one floor to the street level. Emergency workers apparently had to shore up the collapsed area before the worker could be pulled from the vehicle. The worker was treated for severe neck injuries, but they were not life-threatening, the news report said. The on-the-job accident is being investigated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

This worker was lucky to escape catastrophic injury in this construction accident in New York; however, many others are not as fortunate. No matter how stringent construction safety standards are, construction workers are at risk every day they are on the job. New York state law prohibits employees from suing their employers for on the job accidents. Contractors, architects, manufacturers and property owners may also be held liable for injuries or wrongful deaths that take place at a construction site.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on July 27, 2009 (boomark / email).