What Are the Main Causes of Accidents in Construction?

Sometimes, an accident on a construction site is truly an accident—meaning that it was an unfortunate, and unpreventable, tragedy. 

Other times, however, your accident could have been the result of someone else cutting corners, pinching pennies, or otherwise negligently putting you in harm’s way. 

Contact a local personal injury lawyer for help with your construction accident claim. You can also read on to learn more about some of the primary causes of common construction accidents. 

Main Factors in Construction Accidents

Some of the main reasons people become injured in construction accidents include:

• Falling Objects – When heavy pieces of equipment or tools aren’t properly or safely secured, they can turn into outright weapons, accelerating downward through space. 

• Slip-and-Falls – Whether by slipping on a slick surface or from unsafe heights, falls account for many of the injuries you can experience on a work site. 

• Lack of Training – When people who haven’t properly trained handle heavy machinery, such as forklifts, they can create a risk to themselves and others. 

• Electrical Hazards – Working near an exposed electrical wire or other electrical hazard poses a grave threat of electrocution or other injuries. 

These are just some of the ways that you can suffer an injury on a construction site. Some of the most severe types of injuries you can be left with include:

• Broken bones
• Disfigurement
• Spinal cord injuries
• Brain injuries
• Burns
• Crush injuries
• And others

When you’re hurt while working on a job site, you can receive some compensation, such as for a portion of your salary and medical bills, via a workers comp claim. However, even if you do get workers comp, it might still fall short of covering all your losses from the accident. 

In these cases, you may find success suing for additional damages, such as non-economic damages, in a third-party claim against defendants excluding your employer. 

This is also the case if you were not working but still ended up hurt on a construction site. 

Contact a Construction Accident Lawyer

Injured in a construction accident? An experienced attorney with The Kindley Firm, APC wants to help. 

Give us a call at 619-550-1313 or fill out our contact form for more information.