Construction Site Accidents
Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack, Attorneys at LawRepresenting Injured and Disabled Workers and IndividualsIf you were injured on a construction site, your basic need for medical care and time loss compensation should be covered by your employer’s worker’s compensation insurance. However, that will only provide you with partial compensation for your losses. If the actions or failures of the property owner, general contractor or another subcontractor on the site contributed to the accident, then you have a potential “third party” claim. The attorneys at Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack, Attorneys at Law have the experience and knowledge to obtain compensation for your past and future lost wages, your medical expenses and pain and suffering. A general contractor has a non-delegable duty to create and maintain a safe construction site. There are many regulatory codes (federal, state, and/or trade based) governing the site and the conduct of every company, supervisor and worker present. Construction sites change rapidly, as you know. It is vitally important to obtain photographs or videos as soon as possible, and equally important to interview potential witnesses and preserve other evidence. This is one situation where delay can harm, if not destroy, your ability to enforce your right to full and fair compensation. Holes get covered, scaffolds get repaired, barricades go up and machinery disappears. It is in your interest to talk to a lawyer with experience handling construction site accidents before crucial evidence is lost. We have successfully handled cases involving scissors lifts, fork lifts, man lifts, cranes, scaffolds, ladders, trucks, equipment and tools (pneumatic nail guns, paint sprayers, jackhammers, conveyor belts, etc.) used in construction and demolition projects. These cases have involved tip overs, falls, explosions, electrocution and crush injuries, causing injuries from sprains to spinal cord injuries, burns to brain damage. Contact Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad & Mack, Attorneys at Law to talk to an experienced construction site accident lawyer to protect your rights. |
