Scaffold and Ladder Accident Lawyer NYC

When a scaffold, ladder, hoist, sling, brace or harness is absent or inadequate and a worker falls, or is struck by a falling object, Labor Law 240(1) imposes absolute liability on the property owner and general contractor. Your own carelessness is generally not a defence. This is why an injured worker with a comp claim alone is often leaving the most valuable part of their case untouched.

• Scaffold and sidewalk shed collapses, and planks giving way.
• Unsecured A-frame and extension ladders shifting or kicking out.
• Missing guardrails, toe boards, safety nets or anchorage points.
• Harnesses provided without a place to tie off — legally the same as no harness.
• Falls through unguarded openings, shafts and skylights.
• Objects, tools and materials falling from height onto workers below.
• Hoist, bucket and lift failures.

The scaffold, ladder or harness itself, before it is dismantled or repaired; site photographs and safety logs; DOB permits, violations and stop-work orders; the site safety manager's records; and the full permit chain identifying the owner, GC and every subcontractor. We send preservation demands within days, because sites change weekly.

Spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, complex fractures, and fatal falls. Valuation runs on lifetime care and lost earning capacity — see how cases are valued.

You can receive workers' compensation and simultaneously bring a Labor Law claim against the owner and general contractor. The comp carrier holds a lien on the recovery, which we negotiate. Immigration status does not affect your right to bring the claim.

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