About Construction Accidents
Workers in the construction industry are exposed daily to countless risks and safety hazards as they work to repair and build our community. The construction sites that they work on are often complex and involve the following: workers from different trades working in close proximity to one another; the use of construction tools; the use of construction equipment; and work that takes place at varying elevations and in differing environmental conditions.
As a result of these complexities and potential hazards, construction workers must rely on everyone around them to follow essential safety standards to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. If others do not follow these necessary safety standards, accidents will happen.
Types of Construction Accidents
Falls are the leading cause of construction deaths.There are many different causes of construction injuries and death. Common causes of construction injuries and deaths encountered by JOHN M. MOLLOY LAW GROUP lawyers include:
Construction Falls
From an elevated working surface (ex. stairs, elevator shafts, unprotected floor openings)
From ladders, scaffolds, temporary platforms
From construction equipment (ex. lifts, cranes, lulls, forklifts)
Trips and falls
due to debris
construction equipment
poor ground conditions
Electrocution accidents
Equipment accidents
Excavation accidents
Being Struck by an object
Being caught-in or compressed by objects or equipment
In investigating construction site injuries, the lawyers of JOHN M. MOLLOY LAW GROUP rely on leading construction safety expert witnesses and construction industry standards to establish construction site safety violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), part of the U.S. Department of Labor, provides minimum safety standards for workers in the construction field which construction companies must follow. Organizations like the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) also contribute to establishing safe construction practices and standards.After a construction site injury, insurance companies are quickly notified of the event and begin to gather statements and information to assist them in preparing a potential defense. If you, a loved one, or family member has been injured or killed on a construction site, it is important that you have an experienced legal team advocating for you. JOHN M. MOLLOY LAW GROUP is here to help. Please contact our legal team to arrange for a free legal consultation.