Philadelphia Construction Accident Lawyers
Construction sites can pose considerable dangers for construction workers. Working with heavy construction equipment, with dangerous tools and at extreme heights are hallmarks of the occupation. However, when a construction accident occurs, the worker can suffer serious and even disabling injuries, or worse. If you have suffered serious injuries in a construction site accident, you may be entitled to workers' comp benefits under Pennsylvania workers' compensation laws, as well as additional compensation from third parties who may be responsible for your job injuries.
The Philadelphia workers' compensation attorneys at Fenner & Boles can help you understand your rights and provide the necessary advocacy to assert your interests. Contact Fenner & Boles to discuss your construction accident claim with a Pennsylvania workers' comp attorney.
Disabling Injuries in a Construction Site Accident
If you are a construction worker, you know that excavations, tall buildings, heavy equipment, complex machinery and power tools can lead to a serious workplace injury. However, you may not realize the dramatic affect those job injuries will have on your life and ability to support your family.
- Scaffolding accidents and falls: Construction workers who fall from scaffolding, ladders or the roof of a home or tall building may suffer a spinal cord injury that results in paralysis, or a head injury that causes serious brain damage.
- Forklift and heavy equipment accidents: Negligent operation and equipment failures can create serious accidents involving forklifts, cranes, backhoes, excavation equipment and other heavy construction equipment. These construction equipment accidents can render a construction worker disabled for life or can leave the worker's family behind to deal with the aftermath of the fatal workplace accident.
- Other construction accidents: Construction workers may suffer electrical burns or electrocution as a result of dangerous temporary wiring, serious lacerations in their hands as a result of dangerous or defective nail gun or power drill, or loss of a finger or other amputation as a result of defective safety features on a chain saw or circular saw.
Helping Injured Construction Workers and Their Families
Not only do these catastrophic workplace injuries generate significant medical expenses, rehabilitation expenses and other expenses, but they will likely prohibit the worker from returning to their current occupation. Our workers' compensation lawyers assist injured construction workers throughout the Philadelphia area with obtaining workers' comp benefits for lost wages and medical expenses.
In addition, our workers' compensation lawyers possess the knowledge and insight to pursue additional compensation against applicable third parties who may be held financially responsible. For example, if the scaffolding collapsed due to defective scaffolding or if your accident involved dangerous machinery, such as a chain saw or nail gun with improper safety mechanisms or a defective ladder, you may also have a product liability claim against the manufacturer. Talk to a Philadelphia construction accident attorney at Fenner & Boles today to learn more about your rights.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, make sure you understand Pennsylvania workers' compensation and the disability benefits you are entitled to.
Contact Fenner & Boles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to learn how we can help.
Read our Tips for Injured Workers and our FAQ on Workers' Compensation. We know Pennsylvania workers' compensation laws well and we focus all our resources on helping injured people and their families.
