Staten Island Worker’s Injuries Emphasize Need For Safety Reform, Claims Construction Accident Lawyer

June 13, 2016 – – LipsigLawyers.com’s Thomas Moverman references a recent development in Staten Island where New York Buildings Department officials claim safety violations were the cause of the injuries sustained by a local construction worker. Moverman states that with revisions to current inspection methods, along with alterations to current safety procedures and regulations, the safety of construction workers nationwide would increase monumentally.

As detailed in a local report from SILive.com, New York Buildings Department officials found safety violations at the scene of an accident where a 40-year-old man was critically injured on April 20th. The site of the accident was at Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze. Reports indicate that the man was struck in the head by an excavator, shortly after the victim was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for treatment. New York Buildings Department officials issued a stop-work order, the contractor is required to safeguard the site, which hopefully should minimize the potential for future accidents.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) concluded that in 2014, workers being struck by objects was the third leading cause of death for workers in private construction. There were 73 work-related deaths to construction workers in 2014, accounting for 8.4 % of construction accident fatalities for the calendar year in private construction.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) claim that in 2014 there were nearly 3,000,000 non-fatal injuries and illnesses along with roughly 5,000 fatalities in the private industry. In the nearly 3 million non-fatal cases, approximately ⅓ of the victims missed at least 1 day of work. In 2014 however, the average amount of days that an individual missed as a result of a non-fatal injury or illness was 9 days.

Lipsig,Shapey, Manus, & Moverman are prepared to offer all construction accident victims their comprehensive legal advice. In an attempt to equip each victim with the extensive support that they deserve in their time of need the firm is offering complimentary legal consultations. Attorney Thomas Moverman has covered a vastly diverse collection of construction accident lawsuit cases, often times resulting in notable compensation for his clients. In one case, the firm was able to secure a victim $20,000,000 as after the individual fell into a collapsed trench and sustained severe injuries.

For more information on construction injuries, or for a consultation, contact an attorney with Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman at (646)-846-4496.

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