Category: Fall Injuries
Another Worker Injured at WTC Construction Site
By: Robert Valletti, Esq. As Tower 4 of the new World Trade Center, endearingly named the “Freedom Tower,” nears completion in downtown Manhattan, the number of injuries sustained due to the ongoing construction continues to rise along...
OSHA Scaffold Safety Measures
OSHA creates safety regulations for nearly every conceivable tool used in the construction industry. And it seems that those regulations are the most complex and numerous for the tools that have the most potential for...
A Nexus between Laws: Where Labor Laws §240(1) and §241(6) Overlap
By: Robert P. Valletti Despite the fact that cases often allege violations of both Labor Laws §240(1) and §241(6), there are vast differences between the two statutes, such as when one section will aply and...
The Breadth of Accidents Covered by Labor Law §240(1): Andresky v. Wenger Construction Co.
By: Robert P. Valletti Defense Attorneys seek alternative avenues to try and beat the liberally construed plaintiff-friendly Labor Law §240(1). The main defenses include doctrines such as sole proximate cause and failure to use safety...
OSHA Calls On NJ Construction Companies to Focus on Fall Prevention
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week issued a “call to action” for New Jersey construction companies. They’ve asked that all those companies with workers working at elevations above 6 feet ensure they...
Stallone v. Plaza Construction Corp. and the “Only/Sole Means” Doctrine
There is a concept in New York Labor Law §240(1) known as the “sole means” or “only means” doctrine which basically states that is the equipment or method used during a construction activity is the...
Construction Worker Falls to Death from Park Ave. Apartment Window
A 54-year-old construction worker fell to his death from a building on Park Ave. He was renovating an upper East Side apartment in the building when he slipped and fell out of a floor-to-ceiling window.
