Construction Site Accidents:
If you are injured on a construction site, even if
there is worker's compensation insurance, you may be
entitled to additional compensation for your injury!
This compensation may be available regardless of
whether you are injured while at a residential,
commercial, or industrial construction site. It is
thus critical to identify whether someone other than
your employer or a co-employee was responsible for
your accident.
There are many causes for construction site accidents,
including negligent and dangerous construction site
practices, such as:
· inadequate supervision;
· insufficiently secured steel columns;
· defective equipment;
· negligent blasting and tunneling procedures;
· wall and roof collapses;
· dropped loads;
· crane and aerial lift overturns;
· scaffolding and staging collapses;
· unprotected holes, floor openings, and open stairways;
· improper scaffolding procedures;
· improperly maintained access/egress areas;
· insufficient fall protection systems;
· insufficient bracing or support of concrete structures; and
· other dangerous conditions.
A large percentage of construction site accidents
involve the negligence of someone other than a
co-employee or employer. Many subcontractors may be
involved and responsible for your damages. The general
contractor may likewise be ultimately responsible for
your damages as well. In addition, your accident may
have occurred as a result of defective products used on
the construction site, in which case the manufacturer
and/or supplier of those products may be responsible
for your damages.
Timely investigation of the accident is the key to
identifying and successfully prosecuting actions
arising from the negligence of contractors and
subcontractors responsible for safe construction site
practices, and from defective products used on the
construction site. The investigation may include such
steps as interviewing witnesses, obtaining photographs
of the accident location before there are any changes,
obtaining copies of the work site plans and of the
contracts between the General Contractor and the
subcontractors, obtaining copies of any safety manuals
used by the General Contractor and the subcontractors,
working with construction site experts to establish
who was at fault for the accident, and working with
medical experts to determine the nature and extent of
your injuries. Whether you are a laborer, carpenter,
heavy equipment operator, electrician, steel or iron
worker, plumber, mason, or member of any other
construction trade, you and your family deserve the
peace of mind of knowing whether you are entitled to
more than worker's compensation benefits for your
injuries.
The nature of construction site accidents, however,
requires early investigation and legal intervention
due to the near daily change of the scene of the
accident itself. Thus, if you have been injured at
a construction site, you should obtain legal assistance
immediately.
Our law firm, together with the network of other
law firms that we work with, helps victims of
personal injury nationally.
Law Office of Joseph A. Hernandez
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