Victim of a scaffolding Accident? Contact a Lawyer.

Scaffolding accidents often result from negligent construction and maintenance. Of the 500,000 injuries that occur in the construction industry annually, 10,000 are related to scaffolds. In addition, of the estimated 900 occupational fatalities occurring annually, about 80 are associated with work on scaffolds. Most of the injuries involved in scaffold accidents were caused by either the planking or support giving way, or to the employee slipping or being struck by a falling object. Plank slippage is apparently the most common cause of serious accidents.

Actual Lawsuit that resulted from a Fall From Staging at a Construction Site:

Injuries alleged: Bilateral dislocation of both arms, right should problems, psychological injuries

On June 17, 1992, the 36-year-old worker fell 10 to 15 feet from defective staging to a concrete floor. The worker's elbow bones were pulled apart, as shown in a hospital X-ray following the accident. At the time, the plaintiff was employed as a sprayer and fireproofed. As a result of the injury, the worker alleged that he could never return to this profession. On the issue of liability, the general contractor argued that the worker was the sole and proximate cause of his injury. The contractor produced evidence claiming that the worker leaned over the safety railing of the staging. The worker claimed that the general contractor knowingly permitted this defective stage to remain on the worksite and failed to hire "competent persons" to supervise and to ensure compliance with the minimum requirements of federal law as it pertained to tubular staging. The case was tried and the worker was awarded $1.4 million; and $327,000 loss of consortium damages to his wife.

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