New Jersey Workplace Accident Attorneys
Workplaces in New Jersey can be dangerous areas. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 4,340 fatal work injuries in the U.S. in 2009 and nearly 1.3 million cases of non-fatal occupational injury and illness. The occupations with the highest rate of workplace accidents were nursing aides, orderlies and attendants; light or delivery service truck drivers; laborers and freight, stock and material movers; construction laborers; tractor-trailer drivers; and janitors and cleaners.
If you have been injured in workplace accident, contact an experienced New Jersey workers’ compensation attorney at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. We will protect your right to recover medical and disability benefits or to file a third-party liability claim. These benefits can pay your medical bills and help you to support yourself and your family.
Contact us today at (800) LAW-2000 or use our online form. We can review your case and discuss the options available to you and your family.
Common New Jersey Workplace Accidents
The New Jersey workers’ compensation system is designed to ensure that injured workers receive the medical treatment they need and the disability benefits they deserve. By requiring employers and their insurance carriers to pay these benefits, the system encourages employers to ensure workplace safety. Still, accidents continue to happen.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the most common New Jersey workplace accidents include:
- Contact with objects and equipment, including falling objects and malfunctioning heavy equipment;
- Falls, including falls to a lower level, falls from a ladder and falls from scaffolding;
- Highway transportation accidents, such as collisions and overturned vehicles;
- Assaults and violent acts;
- Fires and explosions;
- Exposure to harmful substances or environments;
- Contact with electric currents (or electrocution);
- Exposure to toxic substances;
- Being caught in running equipment or machinery;
- Motor vehicle and forklift accidents.
Contact Our New Jersey Workplace Accident Lawyers Today
If you have been injured in a workplace accident, contact a New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyer at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. today.
Our experienced, skilled and dedicated New Jersey workers’ compensation attorneys have secured compensation for thousands of injured employees and their families throughout New Jersey.
Call us toll-free at (800) LAW-2000 or use our online form for a free initial consultation, including home and hospital consultations. We can discuss whether you should pursue a workers’ compensation claim or a third-party personal injury lawsuit, or both. We charge no fee unless there is a recovery for you and your family.
Home and Hospital Consultations Available - No Fee if No Recovery
Since 1981 the New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyers at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. have helped New Jersey workers and their families recover compensation for job-related injuries, including workers in Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison, Toms River, Trenton, Clifton, Camden, Brick Township, Woodbridge Township, Bergen Co., Middlesex Co., Somerset Co., Warren Co., Sussex Co., Monmouth Co., Mercer Co., Ocean Co., Hudson Co., Passaic Co., Essex Co., Union Co., Morris Co., Teaneck, Fort Lee, Paramus, Hackensack, Hoboken, Secaucus, Englewood, Mahwah, Bergenfield, Union City, North Bergen, Ridgewood, Bayonne, Ridgefield, Belleville, Alpine, New Milford and Atlantic City. We have a record of securing more than $350 million in settlements and verdicts for our clients.
