Arizona Construction Accident Lawyer Blog

Working on and around ladders and stairways can be hazardous for Arizona construction site workers. In fact, stairways and ladders are among the major sources of injuries and fatalities for construction workers. Many of these injuries are serious enough to cause workers to take extended time off work. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has rules and standards that apply to all stairways and ladders used in construction jobs such as painting, repair and demolition. Serious ladder injuries, like many other types of construction site accident injuries, are preventable.

A recent news report describes an incident where a construction worker fell 25 feet from a ladder into a concrete vault that was being built on site. The construction worker was apparently conscious when crews arrived, but he was in a lot of pain from enduring serious injuries. No one saw the man fall off the ladder. The worker was said to have been lying there for about five minutes before he was found by his co-workers. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious personal injuries.