Obtaining Financial Recovery after a Construction Accident
San Diego Personal Injury Lawyer
Construction sites are among the most dangerous workplaces in America. Every year thousands of construction workers suffer serious injuries on the job, even death. Certainly a contributing factor to these tragic injuries is the use of heavy equipment and the large number of people, from many different companies on the jobsite at the same time. It takes careful planning, skillful management, and a commitment to construction site safety to minimize accidental injuries to workers.
At the Garcia Law Firm, we represent construction workers and others who have suffered construction jobsite injuries because of the negligent actions of a third party (non-employer). If you suffered a catastrophic injury or a loved one died in a construction accident, contact our San Diego law office to speak with an attorney about a potential injury claim.
Among the more common types of construction site accidents for which an injured worker or visitor on a construction site might receive compensation (in addition to workers' compensation or social security disability):
- Scaffolding accidents cause serious head and back injuries and fatal falls. Problems can occur when employees from different companies are using the same scaffolding, which may have been improperly erected, may be defective, or may be lacking safety equipment. Trucks, graders, or other heavy equipment shaking or hitting scaffolding is another cause of falls.
- Excavation accidents include cave-ins caused by heavy equipment operating too close to the excavation site, or head injuries from equipment falling on workers below.
- Truck and other motor vehicle accidents are not uncommon because of the number of vehicles moving in and out of a busy construction site.
- Equipment failures can be to blame for electrocution or amputation injuries.
- Electrocution injuries can occur if proper safety precautions have not been followed by on-site electricians.
- OSHA violations leading to unsafe conditions on the jobsite that affect visitors or subcontractors working on the site.
If you have suffered these or other injuries on an unsafe construction jobsite, contact the San Diego personal injury office of the Garcia Law Firm. With more than 20 years of personal injury experience, attorney Eulalio Garcia brings to each case a commitment to achieving positive results for injured clients. He is well versed in the methods insurance companies use to assign value to an injury, and the evidence they require in order to pay on a claim.
Unsure if you have a third-party construction accident claim? Call or contact our lawyer to get an experienced legal opinion.
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