Brooklyn Injury Attorney For The Workplace

Workplace accidents happen all of the time. You can be injured in an office just as much as you can on a construction site. We can help you if you have experienced any kind of personal injury or loss of substantial income due to a workplace accident.

If you experience a workplace accident, you must report all of the following:

• A death
• A major injury
• An over-three-day injury (this is when an employee or self-employed person has an accident at work and is unable to work for over three days, but does not have a major injury);
• A work-related disease
• A dangerous occurrence
• Where a member of the public is taken directly to hospital

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lists the following accident prevention ecommnedaitons:

• Institute a program for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person(s).
• Require employees exposed to the potential hazards associated with flying nails to use appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Train employees using powder actuated tools in the safe operation of the particular tool.
• Train employees operating power actuated tools to avoid firing into easily penetrated materials.