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Alex Shulman
Welders work around intense heat, electrical current, pressurized gas, toxic fumes, heavy materials, and elevated work areas. When one safety failure causes an injury, the effects can reach far beyond the jobsite. You may need medical treatment, lose wages, or find that you cannot return to the work you performed before the accident.
Shulman & Hill Injury Lawyers has represented injured New Yorkers since 2013. With more than 200 years of combined legal experience, our Bronx welding accident lawyers help workers pursue benefits after burns, falls, explosions, eye injuries, electrical shocks, and harmful workplace exposure.
Contact us today for a free consultation with one of our Bronx workers’ compensation lawyers.
Workers’ Compensation After a Welding Injury
New York workers’ compensation may cover authorized medical care related to your injury. It may also provide wage benefits when your condition prevents you from working or causes you to earn less.
Available benefits may include:
- Medical appointments, hospital care, and surgery.
- Medication and approved medical equipment.
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation.
- Temporary disability payments.
- Benefits for certain permanent impairments.
- Wage-loss benefits when you return at reduced earnings.
- Death benefits for eligible surviving family members.
You may have a valid claim even if you continue working, return with restrictions, or do not miss work immediately. Federal employees, including USPS workers, have a separate federal compensation system, which our firm does not handle.
A Bronx personal injury lawyer can help document your wage loss, treatment needs, work restrictions, and any permanent injury.
Welding Injuries Can Have Lasting Effects
Welding can cause immediate trauma as well as illnesses that develop after repeated exposure. Some internal injuries and respiratory symptoms may not become clear until after the workday ends.
A welding accident may cause:
- Burns from flames, sparks, molten metal, or hot surfaces.
- Arc eye, retinal damage, or permanent vision loss.
- Electrical shock or cardiac injury.
- Lung damage caused by welding fumes.
- Broken bones or head injuries from a fall.
- Crush injuries from steel, cylinders, or machinery.
- Hearing loss caused by explosions or repeated noise.
- Nerve damage, amputation, or reduced use of a limb.
Tell your medical provider that the injury or symptoms may be work-related. A complete medical history can connect your condition to the accident or workplace exposure.
Can You File a Lawsuit Against Another Company?
Workers’ compensation is usually the main claim against your employer. A separate personal injury lawsuit may be available when someone outside your employer caused or contributed to the accident.
Potentially responsible parties may include:
- A property owner that allowed unsafe conditions to remain.
- A general contractor that failed to maintain a safe worksite.
- A subcontractor whose employees created a fire, fall, or electrical hazard.
- A company responsible for inspecting or maintaining equipment.
- A business that improperly stored fuel, gas, or flammable materials.
A third-party lawsuit may provide compensation for pain and suffering, full lost earnings, future reduction in earning ability, and other losses workers’ compensation does not pay.
Our welding injury attorneys in the Bronx investigate both possible claims so that one is not overlooked while the other proceeds.
What to Do After a Welding Accident
Your first priority should be getting the medical attention you need. Once you are safe, taking a few direct steps may protect your claim.
- Tell your supervisor when, where, and how the injury occurred.
- Provide written notice to your employer as soon as possible.
- Seek medical care and follow your provider’s restrictions.
- Photograph visible injuries and unsafe conditions when safe to do so.
- Preserve damaged clothing and protective equipment.
- Record the names of witnesses and other contractors present.
- Keep copies of medical papers, wage records, and work-status notes.
- Speak with a lawyer before signing claim documents you do not understand.
Do not assume a delayed symptom is unrelated. Burns, vision problems, breathing issues, and pain can worsen after the initial incident.
Filing Deadlines for Bronx Welding Injury Claims
For an accidental workplace injury, New York generally requires written notice to the employer within 30 days and filing with the Workers’ Compensation Board within two years. Occupational disease claims follow different timing rules.
Many negligence lawsuits must be filed within three years, but shorter periods can apply. A claim involving New York City, a public agency, or another government entity may require a notice of claim within 90 days.
Because welding accidents can involve several employers and property interests, we identify the applicable deadlines before evidence or legal rights are lost.
How Our Welding Accident Lawyers in the Bronx at Shulman & Hill Build Claims
We conduct an in-house investigation rather than relying only on an insurer’s account of the accident. Our legal team examines how the work was organized, who controlled the area, and whether safety failures exposed you to preventable harm.
We may:
- File and support your workers’ compensation claim.
- Obtain accident reports, contracts, and safety records.
- Interview coworkers and other witnesses.
- Investigate owners, contractors, and outside companies.
- Coordinate related workers’ compensation and personal injury claims.
- Challenge disputes over medical treatment or wage benefits.
- Document permanent restrictions and future financial losses.
- Prepare the case for negotiations, hearings, or trial.
Shulman & Hill has recovered more than $1 billion for over 26,000 clients. We understand the physical demands placed on New York workers and how a serious injury can threaten an entire household’s stability.
Contact a Welding Accident Attorney in Bronx
A welding injury may affect your eyesight, breathing, mobility, earning ability, and future in your trade. We can explain your rights, investigate the companies involved, and pursue the benefits and compensation allowed under New York law.
Contact Shulman & Hill for a free consultation with a Bronx welding accident attorney.. We serve injured workers across New York City. New York, We Got You.
