Roofs. Elevated platforms. Unprotected floor edges. Floor openings. Elevator shafts. Falls from heights are the leading cause of death in construction — accounting for roughly one-third of all construction-industry fatalities every year. New York's NY's scaffold law was written precisely for these cases. If a fall protection device was missing or inadequate, the owner and GC are liable.
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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.
Every case is different. The recoverable damages depend on your injuries, the insurance available, and the facts of your case.
OSHA identifies four leading causes of construction deaths — falls, struck-by, electrocution, and caught-in/between. Falls lead the list every year. is New York's response: absolute liability for owners and general contractors when an elevation-related fall happened because a safety device was missing, defective, or improperly placed.
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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