New York Scaffolding Accidents
Building owners have a duty to ensure that job sites are properly maintained and safe. Part of this obligation concerns the proper erection and maintenance of scaffolding, a common element at job sites that can pose serious risks to workers and pedestrians walking by the construction site. Failure to properly erect or construct a scaffold, and improper training in using or erecting scaffolding can lead to serious injury of workers and others. Parties who are injured by improperly constructed scaffolding can bring a claim for their damages. An attorney with experience in this area of the law can explain in much more detail how the laws that are involved in scaffolding accidents apply to a particular set of facts.
New York Scaffold Law
The Scaffold Law embodied in New York Labor Law 240 provides specific protections to workers who are exposed to elevation elected risks. The law also protects workers who are injured by falling objects. The law places responsibility for falls on a third party such as a general contractor or owner. It does not apply to owners of one or two family homes.
Under the law, all scaffolds used in construction, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning, or pointing of a building or structure are required to give proper protection. Scaffolding should have safety rails and strong planking, and should be able to bear significant loads. In addition, scaffolding should be fastened so that it is prevented from swaying. Scaffolding, and other devices used to work at elevated heights, must be maintained in good repair.
When an injury is caused by the absence or defect of a safety device, the Labor Law provides that absolute or strict liability for injury to a worker be placed on the owner or contractor.
The New York construction accident lawyers at Rich & Rich, P.C. have extensive experience in evaluating construction site accident cases, including scaffolding accident cases, and have proven results in obtaining maximum fair compensation for injuries caused by defective scaffolding. Contact Rich & Rich, P.C. today. We are conveniently located in Manhattan at 30 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10007. Call 1-866-491-1363.
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