What You Need to Know

Construction and industrial accidents can happen at any time, even in the most protected work sites. Most accidents are nobody’s fault and are injuries that sometimes occur during strenuous manual labor.

There are unfortunate instances, however, when a worker is injured on a construction site due to the negligence of their employer. If this is the case, then injured victims have the right to seek fair compensation from any party who was responsible for their accident.

• Common Accidents

  Some accidents that can occur are:

  • Ladder accidents
  • Scaffolding accidents
  • Falls
  • Run-over by operating equipment
  • Electrical accidents
  • Fires and explosions
  • Welding accidents
  • Unsafe/Dangerous equipment
  • Elevator accidents
  • Structure failure
  • Building collapse
  • Punch press malfunctions
  • Forklift accidents
  • Gas explosions
  • Crane accidents
• Consequences

  Construction/industrial accidents often cause catastrophic injuries like traumatic brain injury, paralysis and quadriplegia, asphyxiation, disfiguring, dismemberment and death.

• Workers’ Compensation

  Often, construction/industrial accidents fall under the workers’ compensation laws. However, if the negligence does not fall under the workers’ compensation law, then you are still free to take action against the third party who was responsible for your injury.