Contractors and subcontractors should be aware and vigilant about the possibility of electrocution on construction sites. If you were injured at one because of someone else’s negligence, your construction accident attorney can explain the legal remedies available to you.
Compensation from the at-fault party in a personal injury lawsuit or an insurance company settlement can help pay for your losses, such as your medical care, lost wages, and pain and suffering. A Houston electrocution injury lawyer from Fleming Law Accident & Injury Attorneys finds solutions that stabilize your situation.
Construction workers may encounter electrical currents when working in the oil and gas industries or while building new commercial buildings or making capital improvements to older ones. During their work, they can suffer severe injuries from electrocution, such as burns, neurological impairment, or organ damage, as well as cardiac irregularities or even death.
The law requires employers to follow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules for a safe construction site workplace. Without safety guidelines, these sites become dangerous for workers. Meeting safety requirements can entail regular inspections and training protocols for employees. Employers should also provide proper safety equipment, such as boots, helmets, and insulated gloves.
Some issues that can cause electrocution injuries include:
Because of the severity of these electrocution injuries, you need a Houston personal injury attorney with experience proving negligence by the managing contractor or another party. Our lawyer can calculate the amount of compensation you need to adequately reimburse you for your physical, emotional, and financial losses.
Negligence consists of four elements: duty, breach of duty, causation, and injury. A managing contractor, equipment or parts manufacturer, property owner, or other construction worker has a duty to ensure the safety of on-site workers.
This duty amounts to how a reasonable person would successfully act, such as a managing contractor who trains and updates workers about safety protocols and ensures equipment works properly. A failure to live up to a duty is a breach, and if the breach is the foreseeable cause of an electrocution injury, the party with the duty should be the one held accountable, which is what one of our Houston lawyers will do.
If a construction worker is negligent and partially responsible for their electrocution injury, the court will follow the modified comparative fault rule if they are less than 51 percent at fault. The damages award will be reduced by the percentage the worker is at fault. For example, if a worker is found 20 percent responsible for their accident and the managing contractor is found 80 percent responsible, a $1 million award will be reduced to $800,000.
You should not have to fight for what is fair after an electrocution injury at your job that is mostly or all someone else’s fault. The catastrophic health challenges are enough to deal with while you recuperate. A Houston electrocution injury lawyer with Fleming Law Accident & Injury Attorneys is here to help you during this stressful time, and we want to seek compensation and justice on your behalf.
Compensation allows you to pay for your ever-mounting medical bills and replaces your lost wages while you are unable to work. Call our office to learn more and take the next step toward getting the help you need.
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