Due to the recent crane accident activity, we wanted to provide an update on safety precautions regarding construction accidents. Investigators are examining how a worn-out part was taken off a construction crane last year, rebuilt and installed on another crane, which collapsed last week in an accident that killed two workers. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement, “Bribery and fraud will be discovered and punished to the full extent of the law.” What this is concerning is the recent arrest of New York City’s chief inspector for cranes on construction sites who was arrested June 6.

Due to the big problem with corrupt inspectors in the New York City area, construction accidents are very prevalent. Allegations of inspectors tampering with certification exams and approving sites that were never inspected are giving light that there are a lot of issues that must be addressed in this department. OSHA regulations and labor law set requirements for safety equipment, machinery maintenance, fall safety precautions, construction of scaffolding, placement of ladders, and a variety of other construction safety issues.

If you have been a victim of a construction accident, you can be rest assured that Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP has the experienced legal team needed to investigate and help determine the party or parties responsible for your construction site injury. If you’re a worker involved in an accident you are entitled to workers compensation. A worker can also file a law suit against other parties that may have been at fault for the accident. If you’re an innocent bystander that was caused injury in a construction accident you would hold the general contractor liable under the general law of personal injury. There are many claims that are involved in constructions accidents, in which you need a professional Construction Accident Lawyer to help you through the process.