Injury Lawyer Serving the Poughkeepsie and Wappingers Falls Areas
Statistically, more construction workers are injured in falls from scaffolding and ladders than any other type of accident. The dangers of working at an elevated height are so prevalent that the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health has written a special Section 240 of the workplace safety code, specifically to regulate workplace safety related to scaffolding and fall injuries.
Property owners and general contractors are responsible for ensuring the job site property is prepared for the proper and safe construction of scaffolding, ladders and work platforms necessary for safe use. This includes special safety devices such as railings of proper height and strength and harness devices to prevent workers from falling.
If you suffered a construction injury in a scaffold or ladder fall on a job site, talk to Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP, right away. We have extensive experience representing plaintiffs in Section 240 ‘Scaffolding Law’ cases. Our team has decades of knowledge and skill in all areas of construction and workplace injury law. We will help you take your injury claim beyond workers’ compensation. Our lawyers help plaintiffs seek full and fair money damages from third parties who may be liable for your fall, including the general contractor, property owner and the subcontractor responsible for setting up the scaffolding.
We are a prominent construction site injury law firm representing injured construction workers in communities throughout the Hudson Valley. We have extensive experience in construction injury and wrongful death claims resulting from:
- Scaffold Falls, falls from ladders and platforms
- Falls from roofs and walls
- Walls, roof and trench collapses
- Construction vehicle injuries
- Explosions, burns, electrical shock
- Falling equipment and material
Investigating ladder and scaffolding fall injuries requires extensive knowledge of New York workers’ compensation and Section 240 regulations. Our attorneys work with independent specialists to reconstruct the accident and gather evidence to determine the appropriate liability for your accident.
Free Phone Consultation · Contingency Fees
Our workplace injury litigation team is ready to help you fight to recover maximum compensation for your losses. We represent injured construction workers on a contingency-fee basis. You will not pay attorneys’ fees unless we help you recover money damages in a settlement or trial verdict. You will work directly with your lawyer, while confident in the knowledge that your attorney can count on the support and knowledge of a team of experienced trial lawyers.