Workplace Falls

Major Victories by Our Highly Rated PA/NJ Workplace Falls and Roofing Acident Lawyers

  • $8.5 million – A construction accident on the job involving union roofer who was working without fall protection and fell from a roof resulting in permanent paraplegic injury
  • $4 million - A construction worker fell 20 feet because he was not provided with fall protection
  • $1 million  - The on the job injury to a union carpenter who fell through an interior mobile scaffold while at work, suffering bilateral calcaneal fractures

Click Here for All Workplace Accident Results by Our Personal Injury Lawyers

Philadelphia, PA and NJ Workplace/Construction Fall Cases

Falls from heights or roofs rank high in terms of the severity of injury and are a leading cause of death in the construction industry.  According to OSHA, over half of the construction industry workforce performs some work on scaffolds and heights. That is an estimated 2.3 million workers. Each year, there are an average of 4,500 injuries and 50 deaths from scaffold accidents, alone.  In 2007, there were 88 scaffold accident fatalities.  Falls from heights often result in catastrophic injury, or are fatal.

Workplace/construction site falls accidents happen as a result of:

  • failure to use fall protection equipment
  • falling objects
  • failure of fall protection equipment
  • failure to install guardrails
  • electrial accidents
  • weight capacity overloads
  • structural instability
  • negligent erection
  • failure of crossbracing, midrails, footings, platforms
  • failure to train workers about scaffold safety
  • failure to conduct scaffold inspections
  • ladder accidents

Rights of Pennsylvania and New Jersey Workers Injured in Roofing Accidents or Workplace Falls

In workplace or construction site fall cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the potential liable parties often include:

  • employers
  • contractors
  • subcontractors
  • equipment manufacturers, distributors and retailers for products liability claims
  • equipment rental companies
  • service/maintenance companies

Any worker who is seriously injured in a Pennsylvania or New Jersey roof accident of workplace fall may be able to obtain financial compensation over and above workers’ compensation. Unfortunately, most injured workers only make workers’ compensation claims.  It is vital to speak to an experienced workplace fall accident lawyer as soon as possible to determine liability of others.  You may be entitled to compensation for future pain and suffering, future medical bills/treatment and more.

Pennsylvania and New Jersey Workplace Fall Injury Lawyers

At the Philadelphia, PA and NJ personal injury accident­­ law firm of Laffey, Bucci & Kent, our experienced attorneys are committed to providing quality representation and individual attention to their clients and their clients’ families.  Our highly rated Philadelphia, PA and NJ scaffold and roofing accident lawyers and attorneys have many solid years of experience handling workplace fall cases.  Their knowledge and expertise in dealing with defense counsel as well as insurance company representatives and adjusters can be invaluable when seeking justice in a workplace roof or fall accident injury case.

Our personal injury and accident lawyers will meet with you and discuss:

  • federal and state laws and regulations relating to workplace fall safety and fall protection
  • contractor and subcontractor liability law
  • OSHA regulations
  • damages and proof

If you or a loved one has been seriously hurt or killed in a Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey or New York, workplace fall or roof accident contact our experienced, highly rated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey personal injury lawyers for a free, confidential consultation.  215.399.9255/800.220.7600

Our personal injury attorneys serve accident victims in the following areas: Allegheny County, PA; Berks County, PA; Bucks County, PA; Chester County, PA; Delaware County, PA; Lehigh County, PA; Montgomery County, PA; Northampton County, PA: Philadelphia County, PA; Atlantic County, NJ; Burlington County, NJ; Camden County, NJ; Cumberland County, NJ; Gloucester County, NJ; Salem County, NJ; New Castle County, DE; Kent County, DE; Atlantic City, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Newark, NJ; Doylestown, PA; Media, PA; West Chester, PA; Norristown, PA; Camden, NJ; Wilmington, DE; Newark, DE; Georgetown, DE; and New Castle, DE.