Personal Injury Law

Fatal Accident Claims the Life of New York City Sanitation Worker

A sanitation worker in Queens suffered fatal job injuries in Astoria when he was struck by a tractor trailer. The 41-year-old man, who was an 11-year veteran of the Department of Sanitation of New York, had just collected trash near the intersection of Ditmars Boulevard and 35th Street when the truck hit and killed him, according to a news report in the Queens Courier. The worker was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is not clear what caused the truck to strike the worker.

This is no doubt a tragic accident. However, in vehicular accidents that are caused by someone else's negligence, an injured victim or a deceased victim's family could file a personal injury claim or wrongful death claim against the at-fault party. When a person is fatally injured on-the-job, his family will be entitled to New York workers compensation benefits. However, in cases where a third party is involved, the family can also file a claim against that negligent party.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).