CONSTRUCTION INJURIES

Construction Injuries

On any given day, 6.5 Million Americans go to work at approximately 252,000 construction sites across the United States, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

There are many risks of injury that workers face on a daily basis, including:

Ladder injuries
Crane accidents
Safety code violations
Equipment failure or defect
Falls
Scaffold and Trench collapse
Electric shock and arc flash (flashover) or arc blast
Explosions

Due to negligence, safety violations, and poor supervision, industrial accidents are much more common than many people may know or care to admit.

In the United States alone, there are 3 deaths every day on construction sites.

However, these workplace injuries and deaths are almost always preventable with proper supervision and safeguards in place. Any worker who is wrongly injured may be entitled to compensation beyond their worker’s compensation benefits.

The types of injuries can vary greatly, but if you or a loved one have suffered any of the following, it’s important to contact a law firm right away:

Severe burns
Severe nerve damage
Brain injury
Permanent loss of vision or hearing
Electrocution
Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injury
Amputations
Death

Construction Accident Liability

When an accident occurs on a construction site and someone gets seriously injured, who is liable? And what should happen next?

In most cases, a worker’s direct employer will have workers’ compensation insurance, which may compensate injured employees who wish to file claims. That said, liability often extends beyond a person’s employer. A personal injury lawsuit may involve:

Contractors
Sub-contractors
Trucking companies
Engineers
Architects
Property/Site owners
Manufacturers and distributors

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SUFFERING FROM OTHER INJURIES?

Wrongful Deaths

A wrongful death occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or other liability of another person or entity. Surviving beneficiaries or dependents may seek compensation from the negligent and responsible party or parties.

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