Category: Falling Objects
How to Protect Against Falling Object Accidents
Falling objects are common on a construction site. It’s part of the reason everyone wears a hard hat. These accidents have the potential to be extremely dangerous and even fatal. Fortunately, many of them are preventable.
A Foreseeable Opinion: Fabrizi v. 1095 Avenue of the Americas, LLC
By: Robert P. Valletti, Esq. An interesting opinion came down from the First Department on September 18, 2012 on a Labor Law §240(1) case which may (or may not) have some implications regarding Defendants’ abilities...
Freak Construction Accident Leaves Man with Six-Foot Bar in His Head
A recent construction accident in Brazil received international attention when a worker was left with a six-foot metal bar protruding from his head, according to NBC New York. Eduardo Leite was wearing his hard hat...
Falling Objects Injure Greenwich Village Construction Worker
A construction worker in Greenwich Village was injured last week when wood fell on his legs. According to DNAinfo.com, the worker was part of “heavy construction” that had been going on for the past several...
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...
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...
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...
Reinforcing the Standard: A Plaintiff Is Not Required To Present Evidence of a Structural Defect in Failed Safety Equipment under New York Labor Law §240(1)
A common issue that personal injury lawyers deal with in cases involving the New York Labor Law §240 is whether the plaintiff is required to, or if not required to should do so anyway, present evidence of a specific structural defect in the safety equipment that failed and caused the plaintiff to fall from a height or sustain an injury from a falling object.
