From scaffolding accidents / failures, to roofing accidents involving building collapses, to falling objects or debris, any number of situations can cause extreme danger to the persons involved.
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Construction job sites are known for their dangers, and
accidents such as
scaffolding accidents, injuries
from falling objects and electrocution is an all too common occurrence.
From scaffolding failures to roofing
accidents or building collapses, you have the legal right to file a personal injury claim against an individual or a construction company if you were injured.
Serious and sometimes fatal trauma occurs when a worker is involved in a forklift or truck
accident or falls
from a ladder or
scaffold.
Scaffolding accidents mainly come
from material failure, poor inspection, inadequate fall protection and overloading the
scaffolds.
There are several types of injuries that can result
from ladder and
scaffolding accidents, including but not limited to the following:
A number of factors may have to be accounted for and investigated,
from determining if a tool was used improperly to examining the construction of
scaffolding involved in an
accident.
There are many cases of
scaffolding accidents, in which the worker suffered severe burns or death
from coming into contact with high voltage wires.
Accordingly, the White Plains
scaffold accident attorneys at our Main Office and the Stamford
scaffold accident lawyers at our Connecticut Office will also insure that you have received Worker's Compensation benefits
from your employer while your personal injury claim is progressing against the other parties, including the owner, contractor, subcontractor and suppliers.
Our firm's New York and Connecticut
scaffold accident attorneys have represented clients for over 25 years in cases emanating
from falls
from defective or broken
scaffolds in New York Counties like Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan and in Westchester jurisdictions like White Plains, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Ossining, Port Chester, Greenburgh, Elmsford, Bronxville, Scarsdale, Ardsley, Irvington, Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow as well as Connecticut jurisdictions, like Stamford, New Haven, Fairfield, Meriden, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Westport and Greenwich.
If you were injured in a slip and fall
accident or fell
from scaffolding on a construction site, this may be reason to file a claim.
Our Connecticut and New York construction
accident attorneys have helped victims obtain millions of dollars of recovery in all types of construction
accidents, including falls
from scaffolds, and ladders, injuries caused by falling objects, OSHA Violations, unsafe ladders, elevators or construction vehicles and exposure to hazardous substances.
To take another example, if a worker if fatally injured in a construction site
accident when he falls
from an unsecured ladder on a
scaffold, liability will need to be proved, by evidence, against the main site contractors or sub-contractors responsible for the
scaffold.
Falls, including slip - and - fall and trip - and - fall
accidents, as well as falls
from heights like ladders and
scaffolding