An aerial lift is a device attached to a vehicle that can raise a worker above the ground. Types of aerial lifts include aerial ladders, vertical towers and extendable boom platforms. These mobile vehicle-mounted devices are becoming more and more popular on New York construction sites. Tasks that may have involved a ladder or scaffolding now often involve an aerial lift. Aerial lifts have however been linked to falling deaths, electrocutions, tip-over accidents, lift collapse incidents, falling object injuries, and ejections. Failure to use these devices properly can result in serious injury accidents or even death.
There are several ways to help prevent serious injury aerial lift accidents. First and foremost, it is important that workers are properly trained on how to operate an aerial device before using one. Workers using an aerial lift must be properly restrained. Even if the worker isn’t high off the ground, he or she must be properly restrained in the device to prevent a falling accident. The accident gates must be closed, the worker must stand firmly when being raised and a body harness or restraining belt should be used. The load-capacity limits should not be exceeded, lifts should not be used as cranes and the lift platform should not be driven while raised.
Whenever an aerial lift accident occurs, the factors that contributed to it or caused it must be determined. Did the device have proper fluid levels, charged battery, and properly inflated tires? Was the device used on a flat and sturdy surface? Did the operator make sure not to use the aerial lift close to power lines? Was proper training provided?
The reputable New York personal injury lawyers at The Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm help workers get fair compensation for the injuries they have suffered. To discuss your particular claim, please call our offices today at 1-800-WORK-4-YOU (1-800-967-5496). We can also help with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. If you have been seriously injured in any of the 50 U.S. states, please call us and we will try to help you with your case.
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