Everyone Deserves To Come Home At The End Of The Work Day 

When you watch your husband or father go to work in the morning, it is hard to imagine that might be the last time you ever see them. We all just assume that they will return home unharmed at the end of the day. Unfortunately, that is not always the case for people who are employed in the construction industry, which has left countless women, without their husbands and children without their fathers. Construction sites are among the most hazardous working environments in New York City, Westchester, Long Island and across the nation. In fact, about 1,000 Americans are killed in tragic and preventable workplace accident each year. When a construction worker dies in a work site accident, the results are often devastating emotional and financial hardship for loved ones who are left behind. For more than two decades, the construction fatality accident lawyers at the Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC has vigorously fought for the surviving family members of fatal construction accident victims all over New York State, including New York City, Westchester County, Rockland County and Long Island. Our caring attorneys provide results-oriented service in wrongful death claims.

Our Attorneys Will Get You Compensation Through a Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The most frequent question that our New York construction wrongful death attorneys are asked is, "What am I entitled to if my husband died in a construction accident?". Another frequent question that our attorneys are asked, is "How will I provide for my children after my husband was killed on a construction site?". When a construction worker dies on a construction site, the family is entitled to a workers compensation death benefit, but that is not all you are entitled to.  Fortunately, New York law allows the wife and children of a construction worker who was killed on a job site to sue the building owner and general contractor, for the financial loss which was caused by the construction worker's death. This includes the future revenue stream that the family would have received, including the replacement value of the fringe benefits, such as health insurance, as well as the value of the services which the person who died, would have rendered, including the replacement cost for services such as house chores, coaching of the children playing sports and education. New York law also allows the family to recover compensation for the construction worker's pain and suffering before he died. Our New York wrongful death attorneys have extensive experience in maximizing the amount that can be recovered through a lawsuit, by hiring economists to make sure we calculate ever item of loss that can be recovered. Our attorneys are familiar with the union benefits and one of the first things we always do is to get a copy of the union contract and benefits booklet, so our attorneys can maximize what we get our clients. 

New York law allows the family of a construction worker who suffered a job site fatality to sue whenever there was a violation of New York's Labor Law. New York's Labor Laws have extensive requirements which are meant to protect construction workers, from almost every type of accident which can occur on a construction site. These include requirements for safe equipment, safe work practices and adequate protective equipment. Although New York labor laws require building owners and general contractors to comply with a number of safety standards, construction workers still suffer devastating and sometimes fatal injuries at work.

Construction workers in New York and elsewhere face a higher risk of suffering a job-related injury or death than individuals who are employed in most other industries. According to the nation’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately one-fifth of workplace fatalities each year occur at a construction site.  Among the most common causes of construction site fatalities in New York are workers falling from a scaffold, the side of a building, down an elevator shaft or through some other opening.  Another common accident which causes construction workers to die unnecessarily are hoisting accidents, where heavy pieces of material, such as rebar or steel are being lifted and swing and hit the worker. Electrocution, chemical exposure, trench cave-ins, structural collapses, being struck by machinery can all cause the untimely death of a construction worker in the blink of an eye.