Falls from scaffolds. Falling tools. Trench collapse. Crane and hoist failures. NY's scaffold law — imposes ABSOLUTE liability on property owners and general contractors for gravity-related injuries. Your immigration status does not matter.
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Site safety logs, OSHA accident reports, GC and sub-contract chain, fall-protection equipment (preserved), and witness statements from co-workers. Immigration status is NEVER discoverable.
Owner/GC carriers know is strict. We document the gravity-related elevation differential and the inadequate-or-missing safety device — and negotiate against $5M+ wrap-up policies.
construction-injury claims often go to summary judgment on liability. Then we try damages only. Powerful procedure when it applies.
New York law treats different construction injuries differently. Click the type that matches your accident for the specific legal framework that applies.
Falls from scaffolds and scaffold collapse. NY's scaffold law absolute liability.
Extension and A-frame ladder falls. Unsteady ladders are per se violations.
Roof, platform, and elevation falls — the #1 cause of construction deaths.
Struck by falling tools, beams, or debris. Often cases, not.
Crane collapse, dropped loads, rigger errors. DOB and OSHA records matter.
Live wires, arc flash, lockout/tagout failures. OSHA 'fatal four' cause.
Excavation cave-ins. Industrial Code Rule 23-4 + (6) liability.
Façade and structural failures. Local Law 11 inspection records.
expressly covers demolition workers. Asbestos and falling-debris cases.
Tip-overs, caught-between, untrained operators. OSHA certification required.
Arc flash, chemical, fire, gas-line ruptures. Lifetime care damages.
Pinned, crushed, caught between equipment. OSHA fatal four cause.
Every case is different. The recoverable damages depend on your injuries, the insurance available, and the facts of your case.
Gravity-related construction injuries (falls from height, falling objects from above) trigger absolute liability on the owner and GC if a safety device was missing or inadequate. Comparative negligence does NOT reduce recovery under. This is the strongest worker-protection law in the country.
You can collect Workers' Comp from your employer AND sue the property owner and general contractor under NY's scaffold law. Two recoveries from two different defendants. We handle both.
NY courts have ruled (Balbuena v. IDR Realty) that immigration status does not bar a construction-injury claim and is generally NOT discoverable. We protect that from day one.
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