Construction Accidents

Construction sites can be dangerous places, and accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. These accidents often result in serious injuries, long-term disabilities, and even death. At Paradise Personal Injury, P.C., we understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll that a construction accident can take on workers and their families. Our experienced team will work tirelessly to investigate your accident, gather evidence, and fight for the maximum compensation you deserve. Our attorneys handle various types of construction accident cases, including but not limited to those involving:

• Falls from Height: Representing construction workers injured in falls from height, including falls from ladders, scaffolding, roofs, lifts, and other elevated surfaces.
• Falling Object Accidents: Advocating for construction workers struck by falling objects, including falling construction debris, swinging construction equipment, and improperly secured construction materials.
• Slips, Trips, and Falls: Handling cases involving injuries caused by trip/slip and falls over debris, tools, foreign substances, and other materials. 
• Ceiling or Wall Collapse: Providing legal counsel for workers injured in ceiling and wall collapses, often occurring as a result of structural defects, inadequate supports, design flaws, improper employer construction techniques, and other factors. 
• Trench/Excavation Accidents: Legal assistance for construction workers injured in trench collapses and excavation accidents, often caused by inadequate shoring, inadequate sloping, standing water, improper equipment usage, and employers’ negligent construction practices.
• Crane Accidents: Representing clients involved in crane accidents, often caused by mechanical failures, overloading, rigging failures, boom collapses, and inadequate employer training practices. 
• Equipment Malfunction Accidents: Providing legal counsel for workers injured in equipment malfunction accidents, often caused by faulty/broken machinery, lack of proper maintenance, design defects, and manufacturing defects. 
• Heavy Machinery Accidents: Advocating for construction workers injured in accidents involving boom lifts, forklifts, excavators, bulldozers, skid steer loaders, drills and other heavy machinery.

A construction accident can result in significant injuries, including concussions, broken bones, spinal damage, brain trauma, and crush injuries, or worse. We understand the challenges and burdens that come with these injuries. That’s why having a skilled construction accident lawyer is essential to help you seek compensation for medical care, lost income, and other losses. If you’ve been injured in a construction accident, the attorneys at Paradise Personal Injury, P.C. are here to help. Please reach out to us at 212-726-0761, or fill out our Contact Form to schedule a free conversation with an attorney about your case.