Scaffold Accidents

Overview

Shapiro Law Offices has a deep respect and sympathy for the victims of scaffolding accidents and their families.   These people risk their safety in order to provide a living for themselves and their families.   Each year, an estimated 5,000 construction workers and window washers are injured and/or killed due to scaffold accidents.   These accidents generally occur as a result of inadequate safety devices provided at work sites.   Scaffold accidents include the following:

• collapsing scaffolds
• falls from scaffolds
• falling objects
• malfunctioning scaffolds

There are various types of scaffolds used by construction workers and window washers, all of which have contributed to serious accidents, including the following:

• suspended (swing stage) scaffolds
• single pole scaffolds
• independent scaffolds:
• bird cage scaffolds
• tower scaffolds
• mobile scaffolds
• hung scaffolds
• special scaffolds:
• cantilever scaffolds
• hanging bracket scaffolds
• spur scaffolds
• motorized scaffolds

Pursuant to the Labor Law, property owners, general contractors, and their agents are fully responsible for many scaffolding accidents – even where the injured worker was partially at fault.   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also provides strict rules and regulations for owners and their agents to supply proper safety devices.   This area of the law is very elaborate, and requires an attorney with an expertise in this field.   Jason Shapiro, founder of Shapiro Law Offices, discusses the intricacies involved in properly handling scaffold accident cases, in-depth, in his textbook, The Lawyers’ Guide to Personal Injury Law.   Shapiro Law Offices has shown its dedication and level of expertise in this area by collecting millions of dollars for victims of scaffold accidents.