SCAFFOLDING ACCIDENT LAWYER IN GREENBURGH

Our Greenburgh scaffolding accident lawyers at Shulman & Hill Injury Lawyers have represented injured New Yorkers since 2013, and bring more than 200 years of combined experience to serious construction injury claims.

We help injured workers in Greenburgh pursue workers’ compensation benefits while also investigating whether a Labor Law claim or other third-party lawsuit can provide additional recovery.

Contact us for a free consultation with a Greenburgh workers’ compensation lawyer.

Who May Be Responsible for a Scaffold Injury?

Your direct employer is usually covered through workers’ compensation. However, other parties on the project may still face legal claims.

Depending on the facts, responsible parties may include:

• The property owner.
• The general contractor.
• A construction manager with safety authority.
• A subcontractor that created the hazard.
• A scaffold company that built, inspected, moved, or removed the scaffold.
• A supplier that provided unsafe planks, braces, anchors, or fall protection equipment.
• A manufacturer of defective scaffold parts or safety equipment.

Our Greenburgh personal injury lawyers analyze contracts, site roles, daily reports, safety records, and testimony to determine who had the legal duty to protect workers.

Workers’ Compensation After a Scaffold Injury

If you were hurt while working, workers’ compensation may cover medical care and part of your lost wages. You do not have to prove your employer was careless to file for benefits.

Workers’ compensation may provide:

• Emergency care, follow-up care, surgery, therapy, and medication.
• Wage benefits if your injury keeps you out of work.
• Reduced earnings benefits if you return with restrictions and earn less.
• Schedule loss of use awards for qualifying permanent limb injuries.
• Permanent disability benefits when the injury affects long-term earning ability.
• Death benefits for eligible family members after a fatal work injury.

Many injured workers can receive medical benefits even if they do not miss work. Do not assume you are barred from benefits because you stayed on the job or tried to return quickly.

Civil Damages Beyond Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation does not pay for pain and suffering. It also does not always cover the full amount of income you may have lost.

A Labor Law or third-party lawsuit may allow you to pursue damages for:

• Pain and suffering.
• Full past wage loss.
• Future loss of earning capacity.
• Medical needs that are not fully addressed through workers’ compensation.
• Loss of enjoyment of life.
• Permanent physical limitations.
• Financial harm to surviving family members in fatal cases.

Our firm coordinates the workers’ compensation claim and any civil lawsuit so that both claims support the full legal strategy.

Common Scaffold Hazards on Greenburgh Jobsites

Scaffold injuries often happen because a job was rushed, the setup was incomplete, or workers were told to use equipment that was not safe for the task.

Common hazards include:

• Missing guardrails or toe boards.
• Loose, cracked, wet, or unsecured planks.
• Platforms that were not fully decked.
• Unsafe access points or ladders.
• Poor anchoring, bracing, or tie-ins.
• Falling tools, materials, buckets, bricks, or debris.
• Unstable ground or improper scaffold base support.
• Lack of fall arrest equipment.
• Unsafe scaffold movement while workers are elevated.
• Weather, wind, ice, or rain affecting the work surface.

Injuries Caused by Scaffold Falls and Falling Objects

Scaffold accidents can cause severe injuries because workers are exposed to height, metal framing, concrete, tools, masonry, and heavy materials.

We handle scaffold cases involving:

• Traumatic brain injuries and concussions.
• Spinal cord injuries and herniated discs.
• Broken legs, ankles, wrists, arms, ribs, and hips.
• Shoulder, knee, and hand injuries.
• Crush injuries.
• Internal injuries.
• Facial injuries and dental trauma.
• Amputations.
• Permanent pain, weakness, or loss of range of motion.
• Fatal injuries.

Deadlines for Scaffold Accident Claims in New York

For workers’ compensation, you generally must notify your employer within 30 days and file your claim within two years. Most personal injury lawsuits in New York must be filed within three years. Wrongful death claims are generally due within two years.

If the accident involved a town, city, school district, public authority, or other public entity, a notice of claim may be required within 90 days. We review these dates early and send preservation demands before the scaffold, site records, or video evidence are lost.

How Our Greenburgh Scaffolding Accident Lawyers Build Your Case

We begin with a detailed review of the work being performed, where you were positioned, what safety devices were provided, and who controlled the site. Then we act quickly to secure evidence from the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, scaffold company, and insurance carriers.

Our work may include:

• Filing or correcting workers’ compensation forms.
• Preparing you for hearings and insurance medical exams.
• Obtaining site contracts, inspection records, and safety plans.
• Reviewing Labor Law § 240(1), § 241(6), and § 200 claims.
• Identifying owners, contractors, and scaffold companies with legal exposure.
• Working with safety professionals when scaffold design, setup, or fall protection must be analyzed.
• Pursuing settlement or litigation when a civil claim is available.

Our Greenburgh scaffolding accident attorneys prepare each serious scaffold case with the expectation that the defense will test every fact. That preparation helps us press for full value at every stage.

Why Injured Workers Choose Shulman & Hill

Shulman & Hill has recovered more than $1 billion for clients and has represented more than 26,000 people. We are not a high-volume firm built around quick, low-value claims. We focus on serious cases, careful strategy, and strong results.

Our team has significant experience with New York Labor Law and construction accident cases, including scaffold falls, falling-object claims, and high-stakes injuries involving large insurance policies.

We also understand the workers we represent. Construction workers, laborers, painters, masons, scaffold erectors, demolition workers, and subcontractors depend on their bodies to earn a living. When an unsafe scaffold takes that away, we know what is at stake.

Speak With a Greenburgh Scaffolding Accident Attorney

A scaffold injury can leave you with medical appointments, missed paychecks, work restrictions, and pressure from insurance carriers. Shulman & Hill can take over the legal work, protect your claim, and pursue every available source of recovery under New York law.

Contact us today for a free consultation with a scaffolding accident attorney in Greenburgh. New York, We Got You.