Welding Injury Lawyer in New York City

• Burns from welding work. Direct burns from arcs, sparks, or contact with heated metal.
• Eye injuries. Arc eye / welder’s flash from inadequate eye protection or accidental exposure when nearby workers don’t have shielding.
• Fume exposure injuries. Welding fumes contain heavy metals, oxides, and other toxic substances. Inadequate ventilation in confined spaces produces acute and long-term respiratory injuries.
• Fires from hot work. Welding sparks igniting combustibles nearby.
• Electrical shock from welding equipment. Defective equipment, inadequate grounding, or contact with energized parts.
• Confined space asphyxiation. Welding in tanks or other confined spaces displacing oxygen with shielding gas.
• Falls during welding work. Welding at heights with inadequate fall protection — these are §240 cases.

Welding injury cases run primarily under §241(6) with Industrial Code 23-1.25 as the primary citation. §200 for common-law negligence. §240 where falls or falling objects are involved.

The property owner, the general contractor, the welding subcontractor, the equipment lessor, or the manufacturer in product-defect cases.

Severe burns, eye injuries (including permanent vision loss), respiratory injuries from fume exposure, electrocution injuries, falls leading to TBI and spinal injuries, and fatal injuries.

Same categories as any New York personal injury case.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.