Boy’s Mangled Foot Sad Testimony Of The Need For Escalator Maintenance

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Escalators and elevators can make our lives so much easier. The ability to hop on an elevator to travel to the upper floors of an office building or hotel saves incredible time and effort. Escalators are a great benefit when traveling or shopping so that heavy luggage or shopping bags do not have to be lugged up or down stairs. However, both escalators and elevators require proper maintenance as the mangled foot of one little boy now illustrates. If you have been involved in a serious accident on either an escalator or an elevator, contact a Brooklyn personal injury attorney at once to get help in obtaining whatever justice is due.

Seven-year-old Anthony Rosalia was simply riding the escalator with his mother when his foot was dragged into the escalator, his shoe shredded, and his foot so badly sustaining personal injury that he eventually lost two toes. Security footage from the incident indicated that the injury was caused because a deflector that was supposed to be present was missing, and a lubricant that should have prevented the presence of the type of friction that pulled the boy’s foot into the escalator was ...
... missing.

In the little boy’s case, his attorney was able to show how the lack of proper maintenance was behind the injury that the one time little league hockey player sustained that caused him permanent and lasting damage. According to the attorney, the little boy is still in pain, is experiencing issues with balance and movement due to the loss of the toes, and has self-confidence issues regarding the mangled foot.

The incident has served as a horrifying reminder of the responsibility that building officials have to properly service and maintain elevators and escalators in order to ensure the safety of those who ride on them. The plight of the little boy also illustrates, however, the advantages of having an experienced and knowledgeable personal injury attorney at your side whenever you have suffered due to such negligence. With the help of a Brooklyn personal injury attorney, you have a better opportunity of obtaining any financial compensation for which you may be eligible as a result of an injury sustained on an elevator or an escalator.

Most of us hop aboard elevators and escalators without even thinking that a property owner may not have seen to their proper upkeep. When that oversight causes you pain and suffering, seek the assistance of an expert Brooklyn personal injury attorney who will aggressively pursue your rights and best interests and work assiduously to get you the justice that you may deserve.

With offices in the Bronx, New York, and on Wall Street, the proven, aggressive personal injury lawyers and malpractice attorneys of Macaluso & Fafinski, P.C. represent clients throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Contact us if you have been harmed and believe someone should be held accountable. Visit http://www.lawyers24-7.com/ or call 718.364.4000 (Bronx) or 212.4800.9000 (New York) to schedule a consultation with an Brooklyn Personal Injury Attorney. Your initial consultation will be free, and you will not need to take on financial risk if we are able to pursue your case.