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Safety Failure? Valley Cottage Work Accident.
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Valley Cottage, NY News – A man was injured after a work related incident Tuesday afternoon, February 17, 2026.
LOHUD.com is reporting, “Clarkstown Police said officers responded to reports of a construction accident at a work site in the area of Smith Street and Route 9W around 3:15 p.m.”
According to the report, “[o]fficers were told that a 25-year-old male construction worker was removed from a trench by coworkers after the trench walls collapsed on him and trapped him in a large amount of soil.”
WPDH.com is reporting, “Emergency medical personnel from Congers Valley Cottage Ambulance Corps and Rockland Paramedics had also responded to the scene of the accident, and immidiately began providing medical aid to the 25-year old. Medical personnel would rush the 25-year old to the hospital for further medical treatment, ultimately arriving at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. The injuries to the victim were described as being life-threatening.”
An investigation into the construction site and accident is ongoing.
Potential Legal Claims for the Work Accident Victim?
OUR LEGAL TAKE
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Employees, vendors and guests have a right to safety and security while on the premises of a construction site. The safety measures provided at the site or the malfunction of equipment may be at issue in this matter, and may be important in evaluating whether this tragic incident may have been prevented.
List of factual and legal inquires:
- What safety rules were in place to prevent this type of accident?
- Did any such safety features fail?
- Was the tragedy a result of a catastrophic equipment malfunction?
- What was the condition of any machinery/equipment involved?
- Was the company or property owner aware of the potential safety risks to employees?
- If equipment or machinery were involved in the incident, were any attempts made to service, recall or replace any such machinery or equipment prior to the incident?
Under workers’ compensation laws, our legal team suggests that the victim will most likely be entitled to significant compensation as a result of this accident. While they should be eligible for benefits under workers compensation laws, they may also hold a substantial third-party negligence claim. Based on its history and experience in representing families in workers compensation and negligence claims, The Murray Law Firm suggests that the victim should retain legal counsel without delay so as to ensure that all evidence connected to the incident is preserved.
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