Safety Rules Aim to Protect Workers from Falling Objects
When you are building the tallest residential building in New York City, you must be especially mindful of safety standards. According to the real estate website The Real Deal, a 30-year-old man was taken to the hospital recently after a pallet of wood fell onto his legs at the 432 Park Avenue construction site.
As anyone who works in the construction industry knows, injuries from falling objects on New York construction sites can cause serious harm.
Scheduled for completion as the city’s tallest residential tower in 2016, the project has been the site of other accidents that allegedly involved construction violations, The Real Deal reported:
- In February, a crane crashed into a parapet wall, instigating a DOB stop work order and a citation for “inadequate safety matters.”
- In October 2011, the DOB reportedly issued a partial stop work order, citing “the developers for beginning excavation without proper notification.”
Concerning falling objects, the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration requires the following safety standards:
- Securing loose items aloft — All materials, equipment and tools that are not in use while aloft must be secured against accidental displacement.
- Protection from falling objects other than materials being hoisted — The controlling contractor must bar other construction processes below steel erection unless overhead protection for the employees below is provided.
If you or a family member has been harmed by a falling object at a New York or New Jersey construction site, our attorneys might be able to help you recover compensation for your losses. Contact the construction accident attorneys at Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP, today.
