Municipal Work Injuries
Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool has a long history of fighting for the rights of New York City employees injured on the job, including injuries to New York City police officers, firefighters, teachers and sanitation workers.
Our New York municipal employee injury lawyers and personal injury and wrongful death attorneys have the legal and medical knowledge and experience to get injured city employees the compensation they deserve.
Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool has a long history of successfully representing New York City police officers in GML 205-e cases, which permit officers and their families to recover damages from third parties, including the City of New York and the New York Police Department, for injury or death in the line of duty caused by a defendant’s violation of a rule or law.
If you are a New York City police officer, firefighter, teacher or sanitation worker who has been injured on the job, The New York work injury lawyers at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool offer free and confidential appointments to discuss your rights.
Injuries to New York police officers, include:
- Violent trauma, including gunshot and stab wounds
- Fight trauma
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Police pursuit injuries
- Falls
- Entrapment injuries
- Blood infection/HIV
- Defective equipment injuries
- Stalking or assault injuries
- Car accidents at intersections
- Joint and knee injuries
- Head injuries/traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Paralysis
- Wrongful death
New York sanitation workers injuries can include:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Falls from truck, on route or in the garage
- Defects to trucks or work vehicle resulting in injury
- Loader injuries
- Loaders struck by truck or other vehicle
- Hazardous material exposure
- Hopper injuries
- Lifting injuries
FDNY injuries to firefighters include:
- Severe burns and injuries from fire
- Motor Vehicle accidents
- Fall accidents
- Lifting injuries
- Injuries from equipment
- Assault (including from patients)
- Explosive injuries and injuries from chemicals
- Neck injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Joint and bone injuries, including knee injuries
- Wrongful death
- Blood infection/HIV
New York teacher injuries, include:
- Assault by student
- Fall injuries
- Lifting injuries
- Rape
- Stalking injuries
Call the New York law office of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool at 212-406-1700.
New York Injury Lawyer Blog - Municipal Work Injuries
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