Construction Accident Lawyer Los Angeles
Regardless of whether or not you are an employee of a construction company or a pedestrian passing through a construction zone, if you are injured due to site safety negligence in Los Angeles, you should contact our construction accident lawyer.
Los Angeles Construction Accident Lawyer
Construction is one of the most dangerous professions in the United States. Workers are often exposed to hazards on a daily basis and, on occasion, injured on the job due to negligence and ignorance of safety precautions. The combination of heavy equipment operation, hostile working environments, and toxic chemical exposure are a breeding ground for preventable accidents.
If you are a construction worker, visitor to a construction site, or pedestrian passing through a construction zone you may find yourself the victim of slip and fall injuries, falling debris/equipment, poorly maintained equipment, explosion, structural collapse, heat exhaustion, and respiratory illness.
In any case where you feel like you are the victim of negligence on the jobsite, contact our office for a free consultation.
Slip and Fall
Construction sites are fraught with tripping hazards and slick or dusty surfaces. Combine these walking surface conditions with lack of safety compliance, whether at ground level or at heights, and you have a recipe for injury or death. Falls account for a majority of construction work injuries.
A slip and fall could leave you with any of the following:
- Broken Bones
- Lacerations
- Puncture Wounds
- Concussions/Traumatic Brain Injury
- Paralysis
- Death
Falling Debris/Equipment
One important and generally accepted rule of a construction site is to always wear a hardhat while in any area where there is a risk of head injury. Hardhats do require regular inspection for cracks and malformation. If you are issued a company hardhat that is flawed without your knowledge and get injured, you may be eligible for compensation.
Objects at overhead height on construction sites are often tossed to the ground when discarded and tools and equipment are occasionally dropped by accident. If you are ever told to work in an area without proper safety equipment and end up getting injured by falling debris, you may be eligible for compensation.
Poorly Maintained Equipment
All equipment on a construction site should be regularly inspected and maintenanced to ensure the safety of workers. When your equipment is faulty or overdue for maintenance, you are at increased risk for injury. This goes for everything from multi-point checks on heavy equipment to hairline fractures in your framing hammer.
Explosions
Many construction sites contain contents stored under pressure such as propane, oxygen, acetylene, and many others. When misused or improperly stored, these gases can explode and leave you with burns, internal injuries, and/or amputation of limbs.
Construction can also require demolition using plastic explosives, dynamite, and multiple other construction-grade explosives. If safety precautions are not adhered to during the use of these explosives, the outcome could prove to be horrific. Shrapnel and debris leave the site of the explosion at high speed and can easily cut through human skin.
Any injury obtained from an explosion on a construction site should be handled with care with guidance from your attorney.
Structural Collapse
Structural collapse is a constant threat on a construction site until the project is completed to a point that it is unlikely to happen. This does not mean that it still can't happen and leave you injured. Proper safety protocol must be followed when workers are operating under or around a potentially unstable structure.
If your superiors forgo necessary safety and structural integrity checks, resulting in you being injured in a structural collapse, their negligence makes them liable for your injuries and you deserve to be compensated accordingly.
Many people do not survive a structural collapse and those that do often suffer from lifelong pain. It would be a shame to allow them to get away with giving you the bare minimum compensation; this is why you need proper legal representation.
Heat Exhaustion/Stroke
Construction is often contracted work that has to adhere to specific timelines. When deadlines are nearing and the job is not finished, the head of the company then begins to lose profits by paying yourself and your coworkers for more time on the clock than anticipated.
Negligent superiors will pressure and sometimes threaten termination of those who are not working at an accelerated pace or who need to take breaks to hydrate and cool off. Extended time in the sun and/or excessive exertion can lead to an otherwise preventable bout of heat exhaustion, which is the first step towards having a heat stroke.
There is only a short period of time between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. If you have been pressured into suffering a heat related injury, or have not been provided adequate sources of relief in harsh temperature conditions on the construction site, you may be eligible for compensation.
Respiratory Illness
Construction sites are filled with gases and dust. Without proper respiratory protection these dusts and gaseous chemicals can embed themselves deep in the pockets of your lungs and cause everything from silicosis to lung cancer.
Your construction company should provide, or at the very least require, that you purchase respiratory protection equipment when you are at risk of being exposed to dust and gases. If they do not provide adequate warning of the exposure risks and require proper gear be worn; or even worse, pressure you into working in these areas without the proper equipment, you need to contact our construction accident lawyer immediately.
All conditions mentioned above are a higher risk for onsite workers, but they also could pertain to pedestrians passing through or standing near a site that is not properly cordoned off. If this pertains to your unique circumstances, please give Farshad a call for a free consultation, your health and your financial health could depend on it.