Free Initial Consultation (714) 835-1404
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that 72 percent of injuries suffered in a scaffold accident arise from three main areas:
Improper scaffolding structures can pose significant risk to workers. It does not necessarily take great height for a worker to suffer serious injury in a scaffolding collapse.
Three California men were injured when apparently shoddy scaffolding collapsed Friday near the Twin Peaks in San Francisco. Few details about the renovation project are yet known. Reports suggest that the three men were working on the roof of a building when a wooden structure nailed to the side of the building collapsed.
Authorities say that all three workers suffered injuries, including broken bones and undisclosed internal injuries. Two of the three workers suffered what officials are characterizing as potentially life-threatening injuries.
Authorities in San Francisco say that the building owner has previously had issues related to questionable scaffolding. In the recent project, the building owner did not have permits for the work being performed on the building that was the accident site. In addition, the adjacent property is under renovation, including the removal of asbestos tiles. Authorities say that that site also was under renovation without proper permits.
It is not clear from a recent newspaper account what work relationship the injured men have, or who may be the employer. Unsafe work conditions at a construction site can expose workers to serious risk for injury.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, “3 workers hurt in S.F. scaffolding collapse,” Vivian Ho, Jan. 24, 2014
Schedule a free initial Consultation to Discuss
Call 714-835-1404 or Email us
1551 N. Tustin Ave., Ste. 850
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-835-1404
Fax: 714-558-8419
© 2023 Leviton Diaz & Ginocchio, Inc • All Rights Reserved
Disclaimer | Site Map | Privacy Policy
Leviton Diaz & Ginocchio represents clients throughout California in the cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin, Garden Grove, Anaheim, Westminster, Irvine, Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Placentia, Cypress, Buena Park and Yorba Linda, as well as the greater regions of Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County Bakersfield and the Inland Empire.