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Construction Accidents
"If you work in the private sector, you are covered by an OSHA regional office under federal OSHA or an OSHA program operated by your state government. Public sector workers in states that run their own OSHA programs are covered by those states. The OSH Act grants workers important rights. Workers have a vital role to play in identifying and correcting problems in their workplaces, working with their employers whenever possible.workers also can complain to OSHA about workplace conditions threatening their health or safety."
Construction accidents include any incidents involving construction workers or bystanders that occur at construction sites. Typically construction accidents fall into three categories: falls, electrical accidents, and equipment accidents.
Factors usually contributing to construction accidents may include unsafe ladders, holes in flooring, improperly assembled scaffolding, and construction debris. Construction companies need to inspect each job site and provide safety programs, however despite these measures accidents still occur. Industrial and construction accidents may result in severe personal injuries such as spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, quadriplegia, paraplegia, fractured necks, back, bones and death.
Additionally, contruction workers are also exposed to potential long term inflictions such as mesothelioma from asbestos exposure; and cancer from chemicals and silicosis. Due to the severe nature of such injuries, industrial accidents are often the subject of personal injury, product liability and wrongful death lawsuits.
Unfortunately, many states workers' compensation laws severely limit recovery for a construction site accident. State laws that preclude an employee from suing an employer also generally limit the employee to a workers' compensation system which, depending on the state, may not provide compensation for pain and suffering. Many of these laws may place specific limits on how long an injured worker may collect benefits. Such limits may be true even if the worker is injured indefinitely.
In order to receive compensation that accounts for pain and suffering, a plaintiff may have to prove that a party other than the employer is responsibility for the injury-causing accident. Knowledge of federal or state regulations governing construction sites is imperative when developing theories against general contractors and subcontractors that may allow for legal action when it appears that such laws would prevent recovery. Your legal representative should have experience in the inspection of construction sites, identification of critical witnesses and preservation of importance evidence. Although a myriad of laws exist which may impact your ability to recover for a worksite accident, a qualified attorney can assist injured parties by providing accident victims with information regarding the practical and legal aspects of personal injury law, industrial accident and construction site claims.
If you or someone you know has been injured in a "construction accident", you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Please fill out the form provided below for a free evaluation of your claim by an experienced attorney.
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