Tag Archives: Miami Construction Accident Attorneys
How to Recover Compensation for Injuries Sustained During a Fall on a Construction Site
According to OSHA, 21.1 percent of all worker fatalities in the United States were in the construction industry. The leading cause of private sector construction worker deaths was falls, accounting for more than one-third of all construction-related fatalities. It is no secret that construction sites are inherently dangerous, which is why OSHA has dedicated… Read More »
Why Should I Hire A Construction Accident Attorney?
As a construction worker, you may be facing the highest chances of being injured on the job compared to other workers in other occupations. If you do get injured, you may wonder if you can pursue a legal claim. The answer is yes and no. In most cases, an injury claim arising from a… Read More »
When Construction Accidents Are The Result Of Failure To Perform Routine Inspections
The construction industry is fraught with peril. In fact, one in every five worker deaths in 2016 were construction workers. In 2016, 5,910 workers were killed on the job, an average of more than 99 per week and more than 14 deaths per day. There are hundreds of procedures and protocols in place to… Read More »
When Construction Explosions Occur, Who Is Liable?
Fires and explosions can happen in just about any workplace when the circumstances are right, but in the construction industry, the circumstances are almost always right, which is why explosions are much more common than in any other industry. Explosions are dangerous, plain and simple. Even a “weak” explosion can result in several severe… Read More »
Injured By Leftover Construction Materials: Who Is Liable?
Whether a team of contractors is hired to do work on a private residence or whether they are contracted to erect a large commercial building, one thing about each project will inevitably look the same: the tools and materials leftover at the job site at the end of each work day. Construction workers, unlike… Read More »
Miami Scaffold Accidents Increasingly Common Occurrences
On Thursday, June 22, 2017, a scaffold collapsed in Center City Philadelphia and sent two workers to the hospital with minor injuries. The scaffold was hanging off the side of a building, suspended about 25 to 30 feet in the air, before it collapsed. Onlookers said it looked as if the scaffold was in… Read More »