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Experienced Legal Support for Forklift Injury Victims
Many people underestimate the dangers of forklift operation. These sturdy, heavy vehicles are commonly used in a variety of retail and industrial settings. Sadly, a large number of serious injuries happen each year due to the unsafe operation and mechanical failures.
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Common Forklift Hazards and Safety Failures
Typical Settings for Forklift Use:
- Grocery stores
- Construction sites
- Warehouses
- Manufacturing facilities
While these are heavy machines, their small sizes make them prone to toppling over when parked on uneven surfaces. What’s more, their speed can lead to collisions with property and people. It is essential that forklifts are properly maintained and operated to minimize the risk of accidents.
Seeking Justice for Serious Forklift Injuries at Work
Unfortunately, worker’s compensation can be limited in the financial support that it offers, and not everyone has adequate coverage. Some accidents that occur in the workplace necessitate legal action so that the negligent party is held responsible. Our team of New York Construction Accident Lawyers at Dansker & Aspromonte Associates LLP has a successful history in third-party lawsuits, and we aim to win maximum compensation for work injury victims.
Our team takes a thorough approach to your potential injury case. If we find that a forklift manufacturer, a construction site, subcontractor, property owner, or any other third party had a role in your injuries, one of our experienced injury lawyers will go the extra mile to prove it and recover the compensation you deserve.
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The Most Common Types of Heavy Equipment Injuries in the Workplace
The 5 most common types of injuries that are associated with heavy equipment include:
- Vehicle accidents – drivers are at high risk of auto accidents which can be severe and even fatal
- Repetitive motion complications – these are certainly less severe than heavy machinery freak accidents. However, repetitive motion complications can be just as costly as the victim requires pain management, therapies, treatment, and suffers a loss of income. Regularly lifting heavy equipment can put serious strain on tendons and muscle which, in turn, leads to spinal injuries and back pain
- Falling objects – falling objects can result in serious head injuries and are common in the workplace
- Collisions with equipment – when a worker accidentally collides with moving machinery or hard objects on a construction site or on the factory floor, life-threatening injuries can occur.
- Machine entanglement – when fingers, hands, hair, clothes, and shoes get caught in a piece of machinery, or a worker is pinned down by a forklift, serious injuries, and in some cases, death can occur
Machinery that is poorly maintained or improperly operated can cause serious injury or death when an accident happens. Such heavy equipment includes:
- Forklifts
- Cranes
- Bulldozers
- Backhoes
- Trucks
According to New York laws, workplaces should always be operated in a safe manner. In fact, the New York State Industrial Code mandates certain rules that govern the way construction work and sites should be conducted.
Sometimes, the injury is the result of the careless operation of equipment. In other cases, the damage is the product of a defect in the equipment. Our heavy equipment accident lawyers will carefully investigate your case and hold all responsible parties accountable.
Who Is Liable for Defective Equipment?
Sometimes, the injuries a worker incurs has nothing to do with an employer’s negligence. In certain heavy equipment accidents, a worker can be hurt due to a defective product. A piece of heavy equipment has malfunctioned due to faulty design or missing parts which result in an injury.
In such instances, our team will help you build a liability case that renders the designer of the machinery, or the supplier of the parts, as the responsible party.
Along with you, we will work to prove:
- That the equipment that caused the injury was already unreasonably dangerous when it left the manufacturer or supplier
- That you were using the equipment the way it was supposed to be used
- That the equipment had a defect that caused the injury
This commitment to our clients has produced hundreds of millions in recoveries over the past 30 years. Our investigative process for your forklift injury may include:
- Impact from a fallen load that may be caused by a product defect, insufficient forklift maintenance, or operator error
- Being run down by a forklift on the job due to unsafe workplace practices or inadequate operator training
- Toxic exposure, explosion, or fire due to a forklift colliding with a drum containing dangerous materials
Contact Our Top-Rated Forklift Accident Lawyers in NY
If you or someone you know has been tragically injured on the job, our legal counsel will work tirelessly to seek the compensation for medical bills, loss of earnings, and rising medical bills that you need. We have ample trial experience and success, and we won’t charge you any fees until we win or settle.
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