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Construction Worker Hurt in Scaffold Fall at NYC Arts Center

East News • April 25, 2008
Only hours after New York City announced plans to ratchet up scrutiny of construction dangers, a construction worker was seriously hurt in a 25-foot plunge off a scaffold at Lincoln Center for the ...

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Subject: RE: Building Commissioner's fault

Posted On: April 25, 2008, 4:36 pm CDT
Posted By: clm mgr
Comment:
Under NY labor law, a fall from any height is nearly considered negligence per se on the part of the building owner and the general contractor. Even if a worker shows up drunk, on crack, and smoking a doobie at work, if he falls from any height, he's going to have a payday because the duty to supervise under NY labor law is nondelegable.
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RE: RE: Building Commissioner's fault Fred
Apr 28, 2008, 11:32 am
RE: RE: Building Commissioner's fault NJ Comp Adjuster
Apr 25, 2008, 11:24 pm
RE: Building Commissioner's fault clm mgr
Apr 25, 2008, 4:36 pm
Building Commissioner's fault Her fault?
Apr 25, 2008, 2:43 pm
Preventable? Dread
Apr 25, 2008, 2:29 pm
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