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If you or someone you know has been seriously injured as the result of an accident involving a ladder or stairway, the experienced Brooklyn personal injury lawyer at Law Offices of William J. Maniatis are here to help. Contact us for a FREE consultation at no obligation or cost to you.

According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, each year there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries in the United States relating to ladders. These accidents and the resulting injuries are often attributable to ladders collapsing, breaking, not having sufficient supports, and not being adequately supported. Ladder accidents on construction sites are prevalent, and the injuries sustained are often severe or even deadly.

Similarly, there are a large number of stairway accidents that occur every year in the United States. Falling down a flight of stairs or even just a few steps can cause serious injuries or even death. When a person falls down a flight of stairs, it is often due to violations of the building code or other conditions, which are beyond the control of the individual. For example, stairways that are not equipped with non-skid or non-slip materials, stairs that are missing handrails, wide stairways that do not have an intermediate hand railing down the middle, stairways with hand railings that are too low to the ground or too close to the wall to get a grip on them, or stairways that do not have even riser (step) heights and tread (step) depths, all are substantial contributing factors to accidents that could be easily avoided if the companies or persons responsible simply maintained the stairway in compliance with existing building codes, laws and regulations.

According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, each year there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries in the United States relating to ladders. These accidents and the resulting injuries are often attributable to ladders collapsing, breaking, not having sufficient supports, and not being adequately supported. Ladder accidents on construction sites are prevalent, and the injuries sustained are often severe or even deadly.

Similarly, there are a large number of stairway accidents that occur every year in the United States. Falling down a flight of stairs or even just a few steps can cause serious injuries or even death. When a person falls down a flight of stairs, it is often due to violations of the building code or other conditions which are beyond the control of the individual. For example, stairways that are not equipped with non-skid or non-slip materials, stairs that are missing handrails, wide stairways that do not have an intermediate hand railing down the middle, stairways with hand railings that are too low to the ground or too close to the wall to get a grip on them, or stairways that do not have even riser (step) heights and tread (step) depths, all are substantial contributing factors to accidents that could be easily avoided if the companies or persons responsible simply maintained the stairway in compliance with existing building codes, laws and regulations.