Bronx Construction Worker Injured After Falling From Scaffolding at Bronx Writing Academy on Morris Avenue
BRONX, NEW YORK (March 24, 2024) – A construction worker was injured in the Bronx after he fell from the Bronx Writing Academy on Morris Avenue.
New York City officials are saying that the accident took place around 4:30 PM on Thursday. The worker was on some type of scaffold when he fell.
Paramedics were called to the scene in order to help the victim. He was taken to a hospital in order to receive treatment, though the extent of his injuries remains unknown.
A full investigation into the scaffold accident at the Bronx Writing Academy remains ongoing.
Liability From Bronx Scaffold Accidents
Many workers are killed or seriously injured in scaffold accidents every year. According to OSHA, “An estimated 2.3 million construction workers, or 65 percent of the construction industry, work on scaffolds frequently. Protecting these workers from scaffold- related accidents would prevent 4,500 injuries and 50 deaths every year, at a saving for American employers of $90 million dollars in workdays not lost.” Construction companies should take a number of measures in order to prevent scaffold accidents.
- Construction companies should ensure that all of the scaffolds they use are inspected before each shift.
- Construction companies should ensure that the weight placed upon a scaffold never exceeds its carrying capacity.
- Construction companies should install guard rails and other safety measures in certain locations to prevent falls.
- Construction companies should provide their workers with personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) when they are working at heights of 6 feet or higher.
Building owners and general contractors can be held strictly liable for scaffold accidents under New York Labor Law 240. The law applies to all workers who are engaged in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building. It also applies to incidents where a worker falls or is struck by a falling object. Victims of scaffold falls tend to suffer very serious injuries.
- Broken bones
- Head injuries
- Lacerations
- Spinal cord trauma
- Death
Scaffold accidents are nearly always preventable. They tend to involve situations where construction companies or building owners are taking shortcuts. This could include failing to properly inspect the scaffold for structural stability. In many situations, injured workers were not provided with adequate fall protection. It is nearly always workers who pay for these mistakes with their own bodies and lives. Any person who is injured in a scaffolding accident in New York City may be able to seek some measure of accountability through a civil claim.
Investigating New York City Scaffold Accidents
We at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. extend our best wishes to the construction worker injured in the scaffold accident at the Bronx Writing Academy. Any person that may have more information about what happened should reach out to OSHA. Steps need to be taken to prevent something similar from happening again. No person who shows up to work should have to worry about being seriously injured or killed on the job.
Have you or someone that you care about been injured in a New York City scaffold accident? Our team of construction accident attorneys is here to help in any way that we can. We care deeply that victims get the support and justice that they’re entitled to under the law. Whether you just have legal questions or are looking to file a lawsuit, we are here for you. You can contact us any time at (516) 908-9792.
