Construction Sites
Each year, thousands of construction workers are
injured or killed in construction site accidents.
It is the responsibility and obligation of a construction
company to inspect and properly maintain their sites
and equipment, and to provide safety programs, but
many companies knowingly or unknowingly skirt these
requirements
Company owners, as well as associated architects,
insurance companies and equipment manufacturers can
all be held responsible for construction site accidents.
The general contractor and all subcontractors involved
on a project are required to provide a reasonably
safe site, to warn workers and the public of inherent
hazards, to hire competent workers, to coordinate
job safety and to supervise compliance with safety
regulations.
Construction equipment manufacturers are responsible
for designing and maintaining safe products. Some
common examples of defective construction products
include scaffolding, cranes, derricks, hoists, boilers,
power tools, woodworking tools, ladders, winches,
conveyors, graters, scrapers, tractors, bulldozers,
forklifts, back hoes, and other types of construction
equipment.
Workers' Compensation law is designed to help injured
workers as well as employers in dealing with an on-the-job
accident, but unfortunately Workers' Compensation
alone may not be sufficient to fully investigate
liability or to fully cover the financial, physical
and emotional costs of injury. Only a lawyer experienced
with construction and workplace injury can help you
accomplish those ends.
If you believe you may have a construction site
injury case, contact us today for more information.
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