A telehandler backs up across a busy job site near the Matrix Global Logistics Park on Staten Island's West Shore. The operator — an employee of a different subcontractor — never checks behind him, and nobody assigned a spotter. The machine's rear wheel catches your leg and pins it against a stack of concrete block. Surgeons at Staten Island University Hospital fight to save the limb, but the crush damage is too severe, and you wake up with an above-knee amputation. A forklif

Scale of Justice with Medical Symbols Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) are medical evaluations requested by insurance companies in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. The IME doctor is not your treating physician and does not provide care. What you say, how you behave, and how the exam is conducted can directly affect your benefits or settlement. Preparing properly, answering honestly, and understanding your rights helps protect your claim. Independent Med