Fall Hazards & Accidents

Fatal falls are another type of construction accident that leads to either injuries or deaths. Almost all sites have unprotected sides and edges, wall openings, or floor holes at some point during construction. If these sides and openings are not protected at your site, injuries from falls or falling objects may result in sprains, injuries and fatalities.

Contact our New York Construction Accident Attorneys at the law firm of Weinstein, Chase and Messinger if you have been injured or your loved one has died due to a fall on their work site.

Improper Scaffold Construction
Working with heavy equipment and building materials on the limited space of a scaffold is difficult. Without fall protection or safe access, it becomes hazardous. Falls from such improperly constructed scaffolds can result in an unsafe work environment that might paralyze you for the rest of your life.

You need our expert personal injury lawyers to file your claim and to archive the results in court to get the maximum compensation & benefits for the rest of your life and your family's future.

Employers should be implementing guardrail systems for your protecting from falls on the job site.

OSHA requires that employers provide fall protection in one of three ways before work begins:

• Placing guardrails around the hazard area
• Deploying safety nets
• Providing personal fall arrest systems for each employee
  

Another hazard in work site falls are protruding steel rebars. These unguarded protruding steel reinforcing bars are fatality dangerous. Even if you just stumble onto an unguarded rebar you can impale yourself, resulting in serious internal injuries or death.

Common falls happen when using ladders:
Misuse of portable ladders increase the risk of falling when not safely positioned each time they are used. While you are on a ladder, it may move and slip from its supports. You can also lose your balance while getting on or off an unsteady ladder.

Standard and requirements designed to ensure worker safety while using ladders included:

• Loads
• Angle
• Rungs
• Slipping

Your employer is require to give safety instructions on foldout or stepladders must have a metal spreader or locking device to hold the front and back sections in an open position when in use. When two or more ladders are used to reach a work area, they must be offset with a landing or platform between the ladders.

Please contact us if you have experienced any kind of construction injuries. Our expert lawyers specializing in construction accidents will assist you with all of your questions.