Two Workers Hurt after Chinatown Scaffolding Accident, Attorneys React

Friday, 31 October 2008

Scaffolding accident lawyers give advice after construction workers fall from a scaffold outside a Chinatown restaurant

New York, NY - October 31, 2008 - Scaffolding accident attorneys from the Perecman firm have commented on recent construction accidents, particularly one in Chinatown neighborhood. Two constructions workers have been injured after falling 20 feet off scaffolding. There has been an increase in construction accidents recently from cranes collapsing and scaffolding not holding up.

Scaffolding accidents are nothing new and has become another issue on construction sites especially in New York. Injuries can happen to bystanders just as easily as construction workers due to debris falling including tools. The Perecman Law firm also wants to make sure people are aware of their surroundings and to be cautious of what is happening above them.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) set strict regulations concerning the proper assembly and usage of scaffolds. The result is a scaffold that does not comply with the OSHA standards.

Our lawyers are experienced and successful in scaffolding injuries and other construction accident injuries. If you have been injured in a scaffolding accident, our lawyers will evaluate your case for free.

About David Perecman and The Perecman Firm, PLLC:
For the past 25 years, New York construction accident attorney David H. Perecman, The Perecman Firm, PLLC has championed all types of cases for personal and construction injuries in New York State. David Perecman is the current Secretary of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and a chair of its Labor Law (Construction Accident Law) Committee. Mr. Perecman's achievements, often in the construction accident field, have brought him recognition as an Honoree in the National Law Journal's 2008 Hall of Fame, in New York Magazine's 2007 publication of "The Best Lawyers in America" and has earned him the votes by his peers as among the top 5% of lawyers in the New York region as published in The New York Times Magazine "New York Super Lawyers, Metro Edition".

He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients over the course of his career. Among his more recent victories, Mr. Perecman won a $15 million verdict* for an injured NYC construction worker who fractured his arm and injured his knee. Mr. Perecman has spent much of his career advocating for injured victims' rights and addressing safety issues in the workplace including his recent statements regarding New York City crane construction accidents. The New York personal injury attorneys at The Perecman Firm have a depth of expertise in and breadth of knowledge well recognized in NYC, while their record and reputation speaks for itself.

*later settled while on appeal for $7.940 million.