Construction Accident Lawyer

The construction industry is one of few industries in which workplace accidents have increased over the last 30 years. The construction industry is the largest industry in the United States and one in which there has been a consistently high rate of workplace accidents. The construction industry has the highest lost-workday case rate.

While we are outside of the construction boom in Southwest Florida, there are still many commercial and residential construction projects taking place.

While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased its surveillance and enforcement of construction accidents in the past several years, the help often comes too late; that is, after a construction accident occurs. As a result, safety and health standards on construction sites has not been able to reduce construction-related injuries and fatalities.

Construction workers face a greater risk of death or job-related injury and are exposed to a wider variety of hazards than employees in any other U.S. industry.

Causes of construction accident injuries include the following:

Severe injuries are not uncommon and may include broken bones, brain injury, and death. Visitors and inadvertent passersby may also suffer injuries.

A construction worker may be able to recover workers compensation if he or she is injured on the construction site. Florida workers compensation, however, is most often very inadequate, including strict limits on available medical treatment, surgical care, income cap, and continuing efforts by the workers compensation carrier to deny benefits and claim the injured employee is capable or working again even though the employee remains critically injured and disabled.

In some cases, a construction worker may recover damages from third parties outside of the workers compensation program. For example, if the accident was caused by defective machinery, the construction worker may be able to recover damages directly from the manufacturer of the machinery.

Because so many parties may be involved in a construction accident lawsuit, including owners, architects, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers, general contractors, and subcontractors, these types of cases can become quite complex. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury from a construction related accident, then contact one of our experienced personal injury lawyers to discuss your construction accident claim.

Contact our personal injury lawyers today for a candid assessment of construction accident injury.