In New York City, building sites are everywhere and saws are an integral tool that is used in many construction trades, especially carpentry and framing. Since saws are designed to cut through many solid materials, an electric saw, circular saw, skill saw or table saw are especially dangerous pieces of construction equipment.  Saws are constantly used by carpenters, demolition workers, laborers and workers performing framing.  Despite the many risks inherent in using a saw at a construction site, worker safety is often sacrificed in favor of speeding a project along.  For decades our New York City construction injury lawyers have represented people who were injured in construction accidents. New York has extensive regulations which require protections for worker safety and when these regulations are not followed, the general contractor and building site owner can be sued for an injured worker's personal injuries. The most common injuries from saw accidents include amputations, avulsion, lacerations and fractures, If you suffered an injury in a saw accident contact our New York City and Westchester saw accident attorneys today. 

A defective saw that causes a construction employee to get hurt can give rise to a products liability claim. In such a lawsuit, the manufacturer or distributor of a saw can be held financially responsible for an accident if it resulted from a negligent design, an error in the manufacturing process, or inadequate testing. A manufacturing defect case occurs when a saw was not properly manufactured and that defect causes the saw to operate in a manner that injures its user. If you have a relatively new saw, which did not perform as it was expected to perform, then a manufacture error may have been the cause. Our New York attorneys who handle dangerous saw cases know that errors occur in the manufacture process or can be damaged in shipment, which can cause the saw to be dangerous.  In some situations, a defectively designed product can cause someone to be seriously injured even if the device was produced according to the manufacturer’s specifications. In addition, an electric saw or other product manufacturer has a duty to provide users with adequate warnings and instructions regarding how to properly operate a piece of machinery. If a manufacturer fails to provide such information, and someone is hurt, the company may be held liable for the person’s harm in a products liability lawsuit.

As with other personal injury claims brought in New York, a person who was injured by a defective saw has up to three years from the date of the accident during which to file a products liability claim. If a lawsuit is not filed within that time frame, a victim will normally be barred from seeking damages. If you are not sure how long you have to file an injury claim, talk with a  N.Y. C. saw accidents attorney to discuss your case. The attorney will be familiar with all the local laws and will make sure to get you the maximum possible settlement for your injuries. Call The Saw Accident Lawyers at the Law Offices of Michael H. Joseph at (212) 858-0503 to talk with our New York saw accidents attorney.