Workplace Injuries

Brooklyn, New York, Workplace Injury Attorneys

Recent statistics show that New York has the third highest number of workplace injuries or deaths in the nation. Many of these injuries are falls from scaffolding and tall ladders. Those kinds of falls are the single leading cause of accidents and fatalities in the construction industry Link to Construction Accidents. Other construction mishaps result in severe brain or spinal cord injuries, fractured necks and bones, quadriplegia, and wrongful death.

Justice for our clients

When it comes to worksite accident injuries in general, we've seen it all at Bisogno & Meyerson, Attorneys at Law: accidents involving hoists, ladders, nail guns, fork lifts, and sky hooks. Many of these accidents could've been avoided had workplace labor laws simply been heeded. When they're not and tragedy strikes, our accomplished personal injury lawyers will go to work for you.

If you find yourself the unfortunate victim of an accident while on the job, we will fight our hardest to ease your physical, emotional, and financial pain. Contact us for a free initial consultation today.

Here are more examples of our prowess in representing your right to safe surroundings in workplace injury cases:

An alarm and video installer, working at a new retail establishment in Nassau County, fell from his stepladder, landing first onto a collection of industrial coffee pots before hitting the ground. He suffered third-degree burns on his back and side and was hospitalized for more than three weeks. Award: $585,000.
A loading ramp began to move unexpectedly causing our client, a factory worker standing on a ramp, to fall and slam into a wall. He later suffered the amputation of his right thumb. We filed suit against both the property owner and the manufacturer of the loading ramp. Award: $1.25 million.

Free Initial Consultation for Injured Workers

The Brooklyn and Staten Island offices of Bisogno & Meyerson, Attorneys at Law, are available around-the-clock by phone, fax, and e-mail. Our lawyers return after-hours calls promptly. If your workplace injury is serious enough, we can meet with you anywhere in New York State, as well as on evenings and weekends. Reach out to us today to schedule your free initial consultation.