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Scaffold Collapse: Causes and Legal Next Steps in New York Accidents related to scaffolding continue to cause serious harm year after year. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), scaffolding accidents are linked to an average of 50...
On July 11, 2023 shortly after 11:00 AM, the Fire Department of Long Beach, NY was notified that a male construction worker fell from scaffolding at 100 E Broadway, located at the intersection of East Broadway and Riverside Boulevard. The man, who fell approximately...
On Tuesday, July 11, a mason worker fell while walking on defective scaffolding at a high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan. According to Patch, officials from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) said the...
On the afternoon of October 30th, 2021, two construction workers were seriously injured in a scaffolding collapse at a Bronx work site. The two injured men were taken to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition. At around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, the two workers, ages 29...
In the second fatal construction accident in New York in four days, a 32-year-old construction worker was tragically killed after he fell four stories from a scaffold on the sixth floor of a Queens building where he was working. The worker, who has been identified as...
Guide to Labor Law 240 BOM Partner David L. Scher discusses New York Labor Law 240, also known as the Scaffold Law. Labor Law Section 240 is a New York State law meant, originally, to protect construction workers who work at heights from falls or fall-related...
Frequently Asked Questions About Construction AccidentsWhat Every Worker Needs to Know Even in these economically challenging times, New York City is a constant hotbed of construction activity. Whether it's new construction, renovation or demolition projects, not a...
Scaffold Falls: What Are a Worker's Legal Rights? Scaffold accidents are a dangerous reality when it comes to construction work. Construction workers in New York City are frequently asked to work at dangerous heights and scaffolds are often the preferred method of...
Scaffolding and OSHA Regulations Learn About NYC's Scaffolding Law New York's Labor Law §240, sometimes referred to as the scaffolding law, is a statute that protects construction workers who suffer height related - - or gravity related - - injuries. The statute...
Causes of Construction Accidents To achieve and maintain worksite safety, employers need to understand the most common causes of construction accidents and how to prevent them. Otherwise, workers can be seriously injured or even killed in construction site accidents...
