Philadelphia Falling Object Injury Lawyers
Falling debris, signs, trees, tools, traffic signals, merchandise, and other objects catastrophically injure and kill thousands of unsuspecting victims every year. Objects accelerate as they fall, so even small items, like nails and bolts, can cause serious harm if they fall from great heights. Head injuries, skull fractures, traumatic brain injury, fractures, blindness, and death can all be the unfortunate result of falling objects.
Innocent passersby may be struck by falling construction tools, materials, and debris if construction sites fail to barricade hazardous work areas or if scaffolding lacks debris nets and toeboards. Old buildings pose a danger to anyone who happens to be below when facades, bricks, and other materials break off and plummet to the ground. Other times, people carelessly place unsecured items in open windows and a strong gust of wind can send them toppling to the earth below.
Falling traffic signs, traffic lights, billboards, and falling shop, restaurant, or nightclub signs can also be extremely hazardous if they should happen to come loose from their tethers and crush or strike innocent victims below. Lack of regular maintenance, faulty tethering, rusting or deterioration of support poles, faulty screws or bolts, and defective designs may cause heavy signage to catastrophically injure people who happen to be below.
Warehouse stores like Home Depot, Walmart, and Sam’s Club elicit thousands of complaints of falling merchandise every year. In all too many cases, these warehouse-style stores stack merchandise dozens of feet into the air, without a way for customers to safely navigate and shop through the aisles.
The majority of the catastrophic injuries and deaths that result from falling objects could have been prevented. Owners of deteriorating properties and buildings in disrepair have an obligation to make necessary building repairs to prevent building materials from breaking away and falling, or to barricade areas near the property to prevent bystanders from being struck by falling facades and bricks. Construction workers should follow safety regulations to secure tools and supplies or block off areas where passersby could be struck if debris happened to drop. Employers should provide safety equipment to all of their workers like helmets, safety goggles, and overhead protection. Store and shops should use racks or secure large stacks and piles of merchandise to prevent them from tipping over onto unsuspecting customers.
The experienced Philadelphia premises liability lawyers of Reiff & Bily firmly believe that safety should never be an option and we will aggressively fight to provide falling object victims and their families with compensation for medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. We understand the devastating physical and emotional effects that catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths can have on everyone involved. The Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys of Reiff & Bily have obtained record awards and settlements for those suffering from catastrophic injuries due to someone else’s negligence and carelessness. We will fight hard for what is right, and put you on the road to recovery.
