Saratoga Springs Construction Site Accident Lawyers

If you are injured in a serious construction accident in or around Saratoga Springs, you need to seek advice from one of our experienced Saratoga Springs construction site accident lawyers as soon as possible. The longer you wait to seek financial compensation for your losses, the more difficult it may be to gather the necessary evidence to win your case. You should know that, in addition to workers’ compensation benefits, New York Labor Law has specific protections for construction workers that can allow an injured worker to seek workers’ compensation benefits and to file a lawsuit. Do not hesitate to get in touch with an advocate at Powers & Santola, LLP to learn more about how we can help you with your case.

Several sections of New York Labor Law provide specific protections for construction workers. If an employer violates one of the sections of the New York Labor Law in Saratoga Springs, that employer can be held liable through a civil lawsuit under one of the following sections:

• Section 200 of New York Labor Law: A construction site employer has a “general duty to protect the health and safety of all employees.” Additionally, all workplaces are required to be “so constructed, equipped, arranged, operated, and conducted as to provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, health, and safety of all persons employed therein or lawfully frequenting such places.” The law also requires that “all machinery, equipment, and devices in such places shall be so placed, operated, guarded, and lighted as to provide reasonable and adequate protection to all such persons.”
• Section 240 of New York Labor Law: This section is commonly known as the “Scaffold law.” It requires all contractors and owners, as well as other construction site employers, to provide proper protection against falls from heights or struck-by accidents involving construction workers who work on scaffolding and other devices.
• Section 241 of New York Labor Law: This section of the law provides safety protections specifically for construction, excavation, and demolition workers. All construction contractors, owners, and other construction site employers have a duty to provide a safe workplace for anyone who is constructing, demolishing, or excavating buildings.