THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
BRONX, NEW YORK
Dominick Deluca, 54, was pronounced dead at Bronx Lebanon
Hospital on Wednesday, after suffering serious head trauma in a fall as he
landed on his head after falling 15 feet.
A construction worker fell to his death from second-story
scaffolding in the Bronx on Wednesday, cops said.
Dominick Deluca, 54, of Dover, N.J. was doing façade work at
the Butler Houses just after 8 a.m. on Webster Ave. in Claremont, according to
police.
Deluca tragically lost his footing and fell about 15 feet,
landing on his head, sources said.
Responding officers found him unresponsive and suffering
from serious head trauma.
Emergency Services rushed Deluca to Bronx Lebanon Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead, cops said.
The Department of Buildings issued a violation against the
city-owned building on Wednesday after a complaint was made that the
scaffolding “does not meet building safety code standards,” records show.
Under New York Labor Law, any elevation difference requires
full safety precautions. The Labor Law
section 240(1) also imposes strict liability upon the Owner and General
Contractor on the job for injuries arising out of elevation hazards.
Section 240(1) Scaffold, Ladder and Working at a Height
Statute: This statute governs all premises’ owners and contractors, except
owners of one- and two-family dwellings. It protects employees from special
hazards related to height when engaged in the erection, demolition, repairing,
altering, painting, cleaning, or pointing of a building or structure.
Falls are the number one cause of death in the construction
industry.
Contractors and construction firms around the country are currently
participating in fall prevention safety stand-downs which began May 4 and
conclude today.