Hurt on a Corona construction site?
Falls from scaffolds. Falling tools. Trench collapse. Crane and hoist failures on Corona job sites. Corona is a dense central Queens neighborhood adjacent to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Heavy Latino community, dense brick-tenement housing, and Roosevelt Avenue commercial corridor. Rent-stabilization, dense pedestrian claims, and construction matters routine. New York gives injured construction workers strong legal protection — owners and general contractors can be held responsible for gravity-related injuries (falls from heights, falling objects). Your immigration status does not matter.
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What to know about construction accident cases in Corona
NY's work-injury law — absolute liability
Gravity-related construction injuries (falls from height, falling objects from above) trigger absolute liability on the owner and GC if a safety device was missing or inadequate. state law applies is no defense.
NY workplace-safety law(6) — Industrial Code violations
Construction Industrial Code Rule 23 violations support (6) claims for a wider range of injuries — not just gravity-related. Scaffolding, ladders, hoisting, electrical work all covered.
Workers' Comp does NOT bar suit
You can collect Workers' Comp from your employer AND sue the property owner and general contractor under NY's work-injury law. Two recoveries from two different defendants.
Immigration status is irrelevant
NY courts have ruled (Balbuena v. IDR Realty) that immigration status does not bar a construction-injury claim and is generally NOT discoverable. We protect that from day one.
Corona venue and filing
Queens County Supreme Court at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435.
For the full legal framework — statutes, deadlines, damages — see the NYC Construction Accident Lawyer hub.
How we work
Call or message
We answer 24/7. Tell us where and when the construction accident happened.
Free case review
No fee, no obligation. We tell you what you have and what it's worth.
Investigate
Preservation letters, evidence collection, expert review — within days.
Negotiate or file
Settle when fair. File at Queens County Supreme Court at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435.
Other Corona legal services
Madison Law Firm PLLC handles more than construction cases in Corona.
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