K L Sanchez Law Office Assists with Scaffold Accidents in New York

K L Sanchez Law Office, P.C. is providing legal assistance to workers injured in scaffold accidents across New York. New York Labor Law § 240, referred to as the Scaffold Law, can hold property owners and general contractors liable when an elevation-related injury occurs due to a violation of safety device requirements.

The law mandates that employers furnish proper safety equipment for workers performing construction-related tasks at elevation, including erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning, and pointing. Enacted in 1885, the statute is designed to protect workers from falls and injuries caused by falling objects.

The firm, based in Jackson Heights, represents injured workers throughout New York City. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately 4,500 injuries and 50 fatalities each year could be prevented with proper protective equipment. The law does not require a worker to prove negligence, only that a required safety device was absent or defective and that this absence caused the injury.

Accidents are often attributed to missing guardrails, overloaded platforms, improper bracing, or debris on work surfaces. Attorney Keetick L. Sanchez and his office offer free consultations to victims of scaffold accidents on construction sites in Queens and the greater New York area.