Scaffolding Accident Cases in New York City

New York City Personal Injury Attorney

A construction site is a constantly evolving environment. As a structure is built it changes shape, requiring new materials and other elements. To facilitate all of these changes, the site is constantly covered in scaffolding, enabling the workers to reach multiple sites at multiple levels. Scaffolding is absolutely critical and most workers on the site depend on it every day. Unfortunately, despite its importance, people still make critical errors when putting it together. They can construct it improperly, fail to properly compensate for grade increases or decreases at the base or other errors that result in the scaffolding failing. When this occurs, workers around it can get hurt and even suffer catastrophic injuries.

If you have been injured in a scaffolding accident, contact a New York City personal injury lawyer to describe what occurred and learn about how to proceed with legal action. We are fully committed to helping our clients obtain financial compensation for their suffering and will work relentlessly to see justice served. Despite your best efforts, you were injured due to other people's negligence and you deserve to have your medical bills covered by the party responsible. We have successfully helped hundreds of injured clients with their workers' compensation cases, and other legal action, and will work day and night to help see your case through to a successful conclusion.

Contact a Scaffolding Accident Lawyer in New York

Construction accidents, including malfunctioning scaffolding, can cause serious damage, including broken bones, head injuries, damage to the neck, spinal cord injuries and other severe wounds. When hurt in a scaffolding accident, it's crucial to obtain proper legal support immediately. The workers' compensation process is very long and complex and making mistakes during the process can end up jeopardizing your chance at getting properly compensated for your injuries.

Besides the workers' compensation process, there are also elements of New York's Labor Law that can be utilized, including section 240 that provides special protection for workers who were injured in "gravity-related accidents," such as falling from scaffolding or ladders.

Contact a New York City construction accident lawyer to discuss your case and learn how to move forward with legal action against those that harmed you.