Scaffolding Accident Stats and Prevention

Scaffold accidents in the Dallas/Fort Worth area represent a potential range of injuries from moderate to severe. The majority of these scaffold accidents involves construction workers, and typically includes falls from moderate to very high scaffolding. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, consult with a personal injury lawyer.

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Scaffold Accident Statistics

In 2007, the most recent year for which OSHA has compiled data about scaffold accidents, 89 fatalities occurred due to scaffolding-related accidents. A staggering, 73 of those 89 fatal accidents involved a construction worker falling in a scaffold accident. There are approximately 10,000 construction worker injuries every year that involve scaffold accidents.

The majority of these scaffold accidents involved a failure to comply with OSHA safety standards. Almost 25% of the people injured in these accidents receive no scaffold training and were not aware how to safely work on a scaffold. As crazy as it may seem, 77% of scaffolds are not equipped with guardrails, which is a leading cause for falls in scaffold accident cases. Additionally, 72% of scaffold accidents are caused by planking or support giving way, or the employee slipping or being struck by a falling object. All of these scenarios are preventable, and could save roughly 50 lives and prevent nearly 4,500 scaffold accidents every year - almost half of all scaffold accidents.

Causes of Scaffold Accidents

Scaffold accidents result from a range of causes, including:

Inadequate scaffold design
Absence of a ‘competent person' to oversee scaffold construction or compliance with safety standards
Failure of scaffold tie wires, bracing, planking, guard railing, locks

Scaffold Accident Liability

Establishing scaffold accident liability can be difficult. Scaffold accidents may occur as a result of a third-party failure to property erect or supervise the scaffolding, in which case the third-party may be liable for the accident. In other cases, your employer might be directly liable for a scaffold accident, which would fall under Worker's Compensation. It is important to establish scaffold accident liability as soon as possible so you pursue the claim through the correct channels.

The Anderson Law Firm offers free consultations to all injury victims. Call us in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900, in Dallas at 214-327-8000, or Contact Us Online to learn more about your rights and scaffold accident liability.

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