It seems that not a month goes by without a news story about construction workers getting hurt or killed while working on a scaffolding. Moreover, we have discussed the importance of scaffolding laws as crucial protections for injured workers and their families, even...
Scaffolding And Ladder Accidents
Attack on NY’s construction “Scaffold Law” is stopped in Congress
Common sense teaches us that everyone should be able to do their job in a safe environment. This includes New York City construction workers.Recently, New York's well-known "Scaffold Law," which protects countless workers in the city (as well as throughout the state),...
Another scaffolding nightmare: Workers escape death in TriBeCa
New York City construction workers continue to be subjected to dangerous conditions on scaffolds. In recent months, multiple workers have died because of scaffolding mishaps; this summer, one man was killed by a falling beam on a site in Upper Manhattan.Recently two...
More loose scaffolding — and another NYC construction fatality
Another construction worker was killed by a falling piece of scaffolding in New York City, this time on a site on Riverside Drive in upper Manhattan. According to NBC New York, the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) issued a stop-work order against the...
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