Construction Accidents

In a trade where work conditions are inherently dangerous – between operating heavy equipment and working at vast heights – construction workers understand the importance of workplace safety. When machinery fails and avoidable accidents happen, the lives of construction workers are at risk.

Workers’ compensation does not provide adequate recovery for your losses. Benefits to injured workers have not been expanded and in some instances are being diluted.

If you’ve been hurt on a construction site, you will not only need your medical bills paid and loss of income replaced, but you may also need extensive medical care or physical and occupational therapy.

Construction injuries can severely limit your ability to lead a normal life again. You can’t rely on insurance benefits to cover your medical expenses and your wages. Construction accident lawsuits are complicated and require the help of experienced attorneys who understand the intricacies of workplace injuries, whether from defective equipment or from ladder or scaffold falls.

Fellows, Hymowitz & Epstein reaches out to the victims of construction accidents. We will advocate for you, protect your rights, hold wrongdoers accountable and fight to obtain the maximum compensation for your losses.

Construction accidents can result from:

• Scaffold Falls
• Ladder Falls
• Electrocutions
• Work Vehicle Collisions
• Explosions
• Contractor Negligence
• Excavations and Trenches
• OSHA Violations

If you have been injured in a preventable construction accident,

Fellows, Hymowitz & Epstein may be able to help.