Workplace Accident Accident Lawyers New York & New Jersey

Your employer is responsible for taking all reasonable measures to secure your safety on the job. Hundreds of employees are injured in New York daily, and thousands of work accidents result in severe injuries and death. Employees injured at work may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. If death occurs, family members may be eligible for compensation. Depending upon the specific conditions present in the workplace when the injury is sustained, injured employees may have the right to sue by filing a personal injury lawsuit. Employees who have suffered a work injury should seek the advice of a law firm recognized for its experience and expertise in injury cases. You hire lawyers with an edge, with the education and experience knowledge required to identify and litigate all of the available claims to help ensure that the worker receives the optimum compensation and benefits to which he or she has a right.

Not all injuries are physical. You may be entitled to financial compensation for these losses if you have suffered physically, emotionally, or financially. In fatal cases, families may also be entitled to compensation. 

Some of the more frequent causes of work-related injuries include:

  • Construction accidents
  • Broken or defective products or machinery
  • Improper training or procedures
  • Slip and Fall/ Trip and Fall
  • Stairway Falls
  • Falls from ladders
  • Falling objects
  • Improper or missing safety devices
  • OSHA violations
  • Getting hurt using office equipment or machinery
  • Improper scaffolding
  • Commercial Vehicle Accidents
  • Hazardous Premises

New York
Gurfein Douglas LLP — New York
11 Park Place, 7th Floor New York City, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 406-1600
Toll-Free (866) 699-EDGE
New Jersey
Gurfein Douglas LLP — New Jersey 175 Rock Road, Bldg. 2 Glen Rock, NJ 07452 Phone: (201) 477-0094 Toll-Free (866) 699-EDGE
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