Construction Site Injury: Burns

Burns are common construction site injuries, whether it's from electricity, chemicals, water, or steam - burns can cause severe injuries, with pain that lasts long into the healing process. If you were injured at a construction site from burns you may be facing long term consequences. Burns can take a long time to heal. Severe burn survivors may require years of extensive care and the cost of these unexpected construction site injuries can quickly take a toll on the family.

Construction workers in New York are faced with many on-the-job dangers, and a number of unsafe jobsite conditions that result in construction accidents.


3rd Degree Burns: The most serious burn injury, a 3rd degree burn affects all three layers of your skin and result in scarring. This construction site injury is severe, causes a lot of pain, and like other burn injuries - is almost always prevented with appropriate safety precautions.

Water Burns: If you were injured at a construction site from water burns, you may have redness and blistering of the skin for a mild burn or damages into several layers of the skin. Most water burns can be prevented if workplace safety procedures are followed.

Steam Burns: If you work with vaporized water, the temperature of the steam is a minimum of 100 degrees Celsius and can cause severe burns. If you were injured at a construction site from steam, the injury is most likely a preventable injury.


If you were injured at a construction site from a burn accident,you may be entitled to workers' compensation for suffering and medical expenses. Contact the White Plains experienced team of NY Construction Accident Lawyers at Lever & Stolzenberg, LLP for a free consultation of your construction accident.



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