Falling Objects: Employees who have been
injured by falling objects might also qualify for workers compensation.
Accordingly, if you or a loved one has been
injured by a falling object, do not hesitate to call our construction accident lawyers in White Plains, Stamford or Manhattan immediately.
Not exact matches
To compare accidental injuries treated in emergency rooms, a person is roughly 23 times more likely to be
injured from a
fall than from a dog bite; 12 times more likely to be
injured by a car; 7 times more likely to be
injured by a sharp
object; and, 1.5 times more likely to be
injured by a bicycle.
Every year people are
injured, and sometimes killed,
by falling objects at work zones, in warehouses or stores, even on the streets.
Our lawyers have represented people gravely
injured by industrial explosions, drivers of defective trucks or trailers, people who have
fallen from ladders or scaffolding and victims of electrocution,
falls, fires,
falling objects, and improperly guarded machines.
Generally traumatic brain injuries are caused
by the following:
falls, motor vehicle collisions and
objects striding the head,
injuring the brain.
People can be
injured on premises
by falling objects, fights, shootings, poisons and toxins, potholes, and other problems.
If you have suffered a trip or slip injury whilst shopping or have been
injured by falling over an
object, slipping on a wet or slippery floor or any other kind of injury that was not your fault, you could be eligible for personal injury compensation.
Such conditions that might cause harm to a person can include any defective construction, improper maintenance, slippery surfaces caused
by oil, water, snow or ice, or any other
objects or obstructions that might cause a person to slip, trip, or
fall, or that might hit and
injure a person.
A recent BLS study revealed that 72 percent of workers
injured in scaffold accidents reported the cause of the accident to be one of three factors: the plank or support gave way, the worker slipped, or the worker was struck
by a
falling object.