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Lack of Scaffolding Results in $1.45 Million Settlement

A carpenter recovers a settlement after suffering a neck injury.  He was caused to fall off a foundation wall due to lack of scaffolding and the existence of an anchor bolt trip hazard on the wall.  The general contractor, through its insurance carrier defended the case claiming that this was the manner that carpenters did the work for decades and therefore they didn’t do anything wrong.  They also claimed that the carpenter wasn’t watching where he was going.