There are many levels of construction site accidents that can range from the minor to catastrophic and in some cases death itself. There are different types of injuries that construction workers sustain during accidents that include broken bones, deafness, blindness, amputations, burns, concussions, severed spinal cords and paralysis in addition to traumatic brain injury to name but a few. The said accidents may happen as a result of carelessness but in most cases it is the result of another person’s negligence. There are other causes that can include but are not limited to defective products, faulty construction equipment, faulty machines, inadequate equipment or lack of sufficient training in addition to the negligence or recklessness of colleagues. When you become a victim of such an accident you will need the services of a personal injury to sue for compensation.
Even though most construction workers are satisfied to receive workers compensation for any injuries they sustain during construction site accidents, there are cases where one can recover damages from the person responsible for their accidents. These may be people who are not necessarily their employer and it may be based on theories of product liability and negligence. This includes cases such as where a worker gets injured as a result of factors that are beside job safety, for example, a defective tool or equipment.
There are many entities that can be held liable for construction site accidents which may include the owner of the construction site, engineers and architects, construction managers and contractors as well as the manufacturers of construction equipment and machinery. If you find all this confusing, you need to hire a personal injury attorney to follow it up with you.