A 170-foot tall mobile crane snapped in half and crashed into a neighboring building before collapsing on the construction site of a new 25-story residential building located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
At least seven individuals were injured by the accident, including three who sustained serious injuries. The cause of the accident remains to be determined.
New York Labor law §240(1) requires that all general contractors and owners, as well as their agents, provide proper safety equipment to protect construction workers from the hazards associated with the effects of grates.
This includes providing construction workers with devices such as safety harnesses and life lines to prevent falls. The law also requires materials and equipment to be secured as well.
New York Courts have found building owners and general contractors, as well as their agents, liable for injuries sustained by construction workers due to falling objects at a worksite.
Contact Our Construction Accident Law Firm in Bronx, NY
It is important to preserve your interests if you have been involved in a construction accident. Please contact our office to speak with an attorney about your workplace accidents. If you need legal assistance, contact the Bronx construction accident lawyers at Oresky & Associates, PLLC at your nearest location to schedule a free consultation.
Our main office is located in the Bronx, off the Deegan Expressway and easily accessible by the 2, 4 and 5 trains at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station. Our Queen’s office is located on Roosevelt Avenue, near the 7 train’s Junction Boulevard station.Our NYC office is located on Fifth Avenue near Bryant Park.
The law office of Oresky & Associates, PLLC., represents injured workers in New York State, including New York City, the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn (Kings County), Staten Island (Richmond County), Westchester, Long Island, Suffolk County and Nassau County.
We have two convenient locations in New York:
Oresky & Associates, PLLC – Bronx Office
149 E 149th St
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 993-9999
Oresky & Associates, PLLC – Queens Office
104-09 Roosevelt Ave
Queens, NY 11368
(347) 507-3884
