More than a dozen pedestrians were injured today in San Diego when a scaffolding collapsed beside a building in East Village. The individuals were walking near 15th Street and Imperial Avenue when the scaffolding fell from a building that was under construction, according to published reports.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has very rigid standards that construction companies must meet when using scaffolding. If the OSHA requirements are met when building and using scaffolding, the agency says the scaffolding will not collapse. Many scaffoldings collapse under the weight of construction equipment.
Sixty-five percent of the construction industry works on scaffolds frequently. Every year, 4,500 construction workers are injured and another 50 are killed in scaffolding accidents. This does not account for the number of pedestrians and other non-construction workers who are injured by these collapses.
In 2006, three people were killed in Boston, Mass. when a scaffolding collapsed on a busy street. Two of the deceased were construction workers. The third victim was driving his car when the scaffolding collapsed, crushing him in his vehicle.
In New York, a 19-year-old was killed when a scaffolding pedestrian shed collapsed, causing fatal head injuries.
If you or someone you care about has suffered an injury as the result of a scaffolding collapse, call a personal injury attorney at the Gomez Law Firm today.
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