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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that as many as 2.3 million construction workers use scaffolding regularly. When workers do not erect or use scaffolding properly, falls and other accidents can occur. Workers and supervisors should follow several basic scaffolding safety tips to reduce the risk of these accidents.

• Avoid using unstable objects to support scaffolds. Workers should not use boxes, bricks or similar objects for support.
• Scaffolding must always have midrails and guardrails. Another safety feature required by OSHA is toeboards, which prevent materials from falling off the scaffold and hitting people on the ground.
• Workers should erect scaffolds a minimum of 10 feet from electric power lines to reduce the risk of electrocution and other accidents.
• A “competent person” must supervise the assembly, movement and dismantling of scaffold. This person must inspect scaffolding regularly and train employees on how to use scaffold properly.
• If a worker notices damaged or loose braces, screw legs, brackets or other scaffold components, he should report them immediately. These components should be immediately replaced or repaired.
• Workers should take care to keep rope away from heat sources to reduce the risk of fires.

These safety tips should help construction workers protect themselves from falls and other scaffolding injuries. However, workers cannot always avoid accidents caused by the negligence of others. The Tucson scaffold accident attorneys at The Breyer Law Offices P.C. have the experience needed to help you recover the compensation you deserve for your injuries, pain and suffering, and loss of income. Call us at 1-602-457-6222 for answers to your questions and advice on how to proceed.

Phoenix construction fatal accident attorneys are extremely concerned about the increasing number of construction worker fatalities involving loose or unsafe scaffolding. Recently, another worker died in a construction accident after he fell from scaffolding while working inside an elevator shaft on the third floor of the building site. According to a news report, the 51-year-old worker went into cardiac arrest after the fall and died shortly afterward.

The causes of a construction accident could range from falls, explosions, electrocution or defective equipment. Sometimes, these tragic accidents occur because of the worker's error or because he or she is not following proper safety procedures. However, in many cases, these fatal construction site accidents occur because of negligent general contractors, sub-contractors, vendors, employees, or manufacturers of defective or malfunctioning products and equipment used in construction sites.

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Construction sites are dangerous places for workers and very often serious injuries are suffered at the job site. Many times, improper use or maintenance of scaffolding directly contribute to serious injury or even the wrongful death of somebody who was on a job site.

Most construction workers in Arizona know that they have a right to make a workers’ compensation claim. However, many do not realize that in many cases where there have been injuries due to scaffolding issues in the State of Arizona, they may also have the right – in addition to their workers’ compensation claim – to make claims for personal injury in addition to those comp claims that can be very beneficial to them or to their loved ones.

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