Construction Accident Lawyer References January Elevator Fall In Comments About Construction Safety

May 24, 2016 – – LipsigLawyers.com’s Thomas Moverman recently commented on the increase in construction injuries and death, referring to a January incident involving a construction worker’s fall into an elevator shaft. Moverman stated that incidents similar to that have been popping up frequently and that the January fall was just one example of many construction accidents.

The construction worker’s fall occurred when he had lost his balance on a ladder and fell four stories into an elevator shaft, according to a report by The New York Times. The 55-year-old man had been preparing to hang drywall on West 17th Street when he fell. He was impaled through the arm, leg, and torso by three metal bars. The bars had to be cut so that he could be taken to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

This is hardly a singular incident according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reports indicate that New York saw 86 fatal injuries in 2014 related to construction and maintenance occupations. Twenty-four of those incidents involved contact with objects and equipment and 28 were because of falls, slips, and trips. Construction incidents, including both fatal and non-fatal, steadily rose in 2015, increasing by about roughly 40 percent, according to the New York Department of Buildings. New York City saw 323 total accidents in 2015 compared with 231 in 2014.

There are several types of construction accidents that affect workers on the job. Among those are scaffolding accidents, slips, trips and falls, and ladder accidents. Common injuries associated with construction accidents include lacerations, broken or fractured bones, spinal injuries and brain injuries.

Mr. Moverman has represented hundreds of victims involved in these accidents and, in some cases, has helped those individuals receive the compensation they deserve. One victim represented by Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman was awarded $2.6 million after he suffered fractured ribs and an injured spine following a fall from defective scaffolding. Lawyers at Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman are currently looking to assist individuals who have been injured in a construction accident. The firm is currently offering free consultations to those individuals injured in a construction accident.

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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