West Village Scaffolding Fatality, Compels Construction Accident Lawyer’s Comments

June 12, 2016 – – Thomas Moverman of LipsigLawyers.com has referenced an April scaffolding incident as evidence that construction safety reforms are imperative. In West Village on April 22nd, a local 32-year-old man sustained fatal injuries while he was attempting to dismantle scaffolding from a West Village luxury condominium. Moverman sends his condolences to the family of the fallen victim and points out that incidents of this nature occur entirely too frequently.

According to a report from the New York Post, the man was on the ground floor dismantling scaffolding when a piece of wood debris fell from the 10th floor and struck him. When first responders arrived on the scene they found the victim unresponsive with severe neck and back injuries. EMS transported the man as quickly as possible to Lenox Hill Hospital. Sadly, the doctors could not stabilize the man, and he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

This is not the first time that an individual has been struck by an object while at a construction site. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) claims that nearly 10 % of fatal occupational injuries are a result of being struck by an object or piece of equipment. In fact being struck by an object is the third leading cause of deaths on construction sites as reported by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA also indicates that out of the 4,251 worker fatalities that occurred in private industry during the calendar year 2014, construction worker-related deaths accounted for over 20 % of the year’s total.

Lipsig, Shapey, Manus, & Moverman are a New York based law firm, and they are offering all victims of construction accidents access to their legal services. Likewise, they are offering individuals affected by construction accidents a free legal consultation. Thomas Moverman is one of the top attorneys representing victims of construction accidents and has had considerable success in previous cases. One previous case the firm took on resulted in a sizable compensation for their client, totaling $20,000,000 for damages as a result of a trench collapse.

For more information on construction injuries, or for a consultation, contact an attorney with Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman at (646)-846-4496.

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