Los Angeles Construction Injury Lawyer
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 5,488 workers in the United States were fatally injured while on the job in the year 2007, which tabulates to 3.7 fatal work injury victims per 100,000 workers in the country. Sadly, a vast bulk of these deaths from work injuries are directly related to those employed in the construction industry. Likewise, the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that injuries among construction workers versus the rest of the working population has remained exponentially higher since the bureau began reporting and is expected to remain this way well into the foreseeable future. The nature of the construction industry presents a myriad of hazards to construction workers of all trades and crafts. Likewise, the continued prevalence of injuries on construction jobs has led many government organizations to promote workers compensation and other forms of compensation for workers, specifically construction workers, who are injured on the job.
Have you or a loved one been injured in a construction accident in Southern California? Contact a Los Angeles construction injury lawyer at the law firm of Fisher & Talwar to advise you and your loved ones regarding your legal rights today!
An estimated seven million individuals are employed in the construction industry in the country, which are supposed to be protected from workplace construction injuries through numerous safety codes at the state, local, and federal level. However, this is not always the case in the construction industry, and as a result, a large number of workers are injured or killed in construction industry each and every year. OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has noted some of the more common events causing construction injuries including: - Slip and fall from heights
- Burns, whether electrical or otherwise
- Strains, sprains, and other overexertion injuries
- Fractures, internal injuries, and other blunt force traumas
- Serious cuts, lacerations, and abrasions
- Ocular, or eye injuries
- Exposure to harmful chemicals, gasses, or materials such as asbestos
Virtually any object or tool at a construction site is capable of inducing serious injury to workers who are not properly trained in the usage and safety of these machines, tools, and materials. Likewise, these individuals also endanger other workers as well. In many instances of construction injuries in Southern California, a number of entities can be held responsible for your construction injuries including employers, contractors, sub-contractors, property owners, and other negligent individual workers and supervisors. Additionally, if defective materials or machines exacerbated the occurrence of injuries, the manufacturing, marketing, and designing companies of these products may prove liable as well. Speaking with a Los Angeles construction injury lawyer is the only way for individuals to truly realize their rights and the claims to damages that they deserve. |
