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Scaffold, Ladder, Roof Law & Construction Accidents

New York Scaffold, Ladder, Roof Law & Construction Accident Lawyers

Construction work is dangerous business and thousands of workers are injured or killed at work each year. Many accidents involve falls from scaffolding, ladders, roofs or other heights or workers being injured by falling objects. Others involve the failure on the part of your employer, the general contractor, building owner or others to provide the proper safety equipment to protect construction workers and prevent them from being injured.

Injuries caused by these accidents are often severe and may result in a serious disability that prevents the injured worker from ever returning to work. Most construction workers are not aware that NYS Labor Law Sections 200, 240 and 241 are designed specifically to protect construction workers when they fall from any “height” or when they are injured by an object falling from a “height” or when they are not provided with the proper safety equipment. These laws permit injured workers to receive an insurance settlement for pain, suffering, permanent injury, etc., IN ADDITION to their Workers’ Compensation claim!

Whether a construction-site injury or death involves Worker’s Compensation, personal injury or wrongful death law, the attorneys at Ellis Law can help. We handle workplace accidents, injuries, and deaths involving:

• Construction site accidents and injuries
• Falls from roofs, ladders and scaffolding
• Dangerous and defective products in the workplace
• Injuries from items dropped from cranes or any item dropped on a construction site which injures a worker
• Crane accidents
• Defective equipment, machinery, and power tools
• Electrical accidents and electrocution
• Excavations and collapses
• Factory and industrial accidents
• Fires and explosions
• Forklift and heavy equipment injuries
• Radiation and toxic chemical exposure
• Scaffold law and high elevation injury claims
• Chemical exposure and chemical burns
• Third-party negligence and intentional torts
• All other Construction-related accidents

If you have additional questions or concerns about an injury or death associated with an accident at a construction site, please contact the lawyers at Ellis Law for further assistance. Ellis Law will gladly help you learn about your rights free of charge!

To find out more about scaffolding law and construction accidents, please call our free Injury Answerline at 1-800-LAW-7777 (1-800-529-7777 Toll-Free Nationwide) or submit a simple request form to the online Injury Answerline®.

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