Crane collapses. Dropped loads. Boom failures. Outrigger pad failures. Rigger-operator miscommunication. Crane swings hitting workers. NYC has more tower-crane work than any city in the country — and the catastrophic-injury rates show it. Crane cases combine (falling-object liability), (6) (Industrial Code violations), (general negligence), and third-party claims against the crane operator and rigger contractors.
Madison Law Firm PLLC · 579 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Site safety logs, OSHA accident reports, GC and sub-contract chain, fall-protection equipment (preserved), and witness statements from co-workers. Immigration status is NEVER discoverable.
Owner/GC carriers know is strict. We document the gravity-related elevation differential and the inadequate-or-missing safety device — and negotiate against $5M+ wrap-up policies.
construction-injury claims often go to summary judgment on liability. Then we try damages only. Powerful procedure when it applies.
Every case is different. The recoverable damages depend on your injuries, the insurance available, and the facts of your case.
Every tower crane in NYC requires NYC DOB permits, inspections, and certified operators. Every accident must be reported. We pull DOB records, OSHA accident reports, crane-operator certifications, rigger licenses, and prior violations on the same crane — usually within the first 30 days, before evidence is altered or repositioned.
You can collect Workers' Comp from your employer AND sue the property owner and general contractor under NY's scaffold law. Two recoveries from two different defendants. We handle both.
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.
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