There are many construction workers in our city, including project managers, inspectors, surveyors, architects, estimators, and laborers. However, construction work is inherently high-risk and poses significant potential hazards.
This is why, even with the best protective equipment and safety protocols, accidents still happen and can cause catastrophic injuries. If a construction site accident left you seriously injured, an experienced Austin construction accident lawyer from Fleming Law Accident & Injury Attorneys can help you seek financial recovery in a personal injury claim, protect your rights, and protect your future.
Accidents that could injure you on a construction site include:
As a result of these accidents, you could suffer a wide range of injuries, including deep cuts, broken bones, severe burns, crushing injuries, amputations, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, internal injuries or organ damage, and death. Our Austin attorneys have extensive experience handling building site injury claims and can advise you on building your case.
Although project and site managers must follow established safety measures, mistakes still happen. When accidents result, you may find yourself recovering from severe injuries whilst worrying about the cost of medical treatment and lost earnings from being unable to work.
To pay your medical bills, take care of your family, and secure funding for your future expenses, you will need to file an injury claim that proves someone’s negligence at work caused your injuries.
This often means proving that your manager, supervisor, coworkers, or other responsible parties failed to meet the legal standard of care to prevent or minimize hazards at the site.
Their mistakes caused your injuries. Our experienced legal team in Austin can help you identify who to hold responsible for the construction safety failure that caused your injuries, establish liability, and file injury claims against them.
Although the state recommends that construction companies carry workers’ compensation insurance, it does not require that private companies do so. Companies with government contracts must have coverage, but those without such contracts have no obligation. As a result, you may be unable to access workers’ compensation benefits for your injuries.
This leaves you with little choice but to have your attorney file an injury claim against your Austin construction company employer or negligent third parties. With legal representation from a competent lawyer, you may be able to recover compensation covering your medical expenses, lost income, diminished earning capacity, and assisted living costs.
You may also obtain financial relief for non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish, scarring or disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and companionship.
When you need to file an injury claim after a construction accident, a skilled Austin construction accident lawyer from Fleming Law Accident & Injury Attorneys can help you.
Our experience in cases like this allows us to investigate the accident, collect evidence, file your claim, negotiate with the insurer, and work to get you a fair settlement. Contact us today to discuss your case.
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