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Injured in a Construction Accident?
What a lot of people don’t know is just how dangerous your construction job is and that every day when you go to your worksite you are faced with many challenging and dangerous situations.
Construction work is one of the most important and compendable professions as you are responsible for building our homes, roadways, offices, churches, schools, community centers and all the other infrastructure and buildings that we enjoy.
However, on any given day you can confront a boss who puts speed over safety, a subcontractor that uses untrained workers, a congested and chaotic work site, and dozens of other risky situations. A construction accident is waiting to happen.
According to EHS Today, a leading occupational safety and health magazine, 388 workers in California died in 2015 while on the job.
“The Fatal Four”
While the causes of those deaths range widely, there is what is known as “the fatal four” that seem to contribute the most to fatalities:
- Falls.
- Struck by objects.
- Electrocutions.
- Caught between objects.
Complexities of a Construction Accident Lawsuit
When you’re injured or your loved one has been killed on a construction site, the last thing you want to confront is the legal complexities that are often involved in construction injury accidents. By way of example, here are some of the issues that arise after a construction worksite accident:
- How to handle the OSHA investigations and findings.
- How to pursue your recovery in the Workers Compensation system.
- Is a third party lawsuit warranted and if so, against who?
- The interplay between a third party lawsuit and your Workers Compensation case.
- What are the controlling contracts and what do they say about shifting liability and legal indemnities between the parties?
- Where did the negligence start and which parties should be held responsible?
- What are the standards, regulations, and best practices of the other trades that contributed?
- What are the standards, regulations, and best practices of the contractors that contributed?
Legal Rights Following A Construction Injury
As you can see, there are many complex issues that necessitate the expert eye of a construction injury lawyer. We have 30 years of experience in the Greater Los Angeles area handling all aspects of construction injury accidents on behalf of injured workers, including their workers compensation cases and their third party lawsuits.
If you’ve been injured in a construction accident, please do not hesitate to call us for a free consultation at 800-818-1818. Our experienced construction accident lawyers stand at the ready to get in your corner and fight for you.