Fatal Sinkhole Accident Feeds Probe of Excavating Firm
Those looking at the level of risk in the field of construction may often not be thinking about outdoor situations. There is a large potential risk in trenching and excavating operations, whether they are being done at a construction operation in Arizona or anywhere else in the U.S. When workers suffer injuries in avoidable accidents during excavating or related activities, construction accident lawyers must work to establish responsibility and show how lax safety standards resulted in unfortunate situations.
One of the more extreme recent cases of fatal accidents from slipshod excavation practices comes from a July 8 Detroit Free Press report that indicates a construction firm is facing possible litigation and fines resulting from a fatal sinkhole accident that killed a 36-year-old worker on July 7.
The report indicates that prior to the construction accident death, the company in question was already under investigation by the State of Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which delivered 11 citations after a March inspection of operations. One citation involved a lack of qualified personnel inspecting trenches; another addressed possibly improper sloping of trenches.
The Detroit Free Press story also indicates officials in the state of Michigan are working to ascertain what was to blame for the July incident. These kinds of accidents, which happen all across the country, are often scrutinized by professional injury and worker’s compensation lawyers and officials to determine the cause of an unfortunate, often tragic event. Each state has its own methods and agencies for looking into liability from unsafe business practices, whether in excavating, digging or any other construction field where cutting corners can have disastrous consequences.
A worker who is negatively affected by a situation like this in an excavating or trenching accident may not have the resources to investigate the case alone or to report it properly to the authorities. Skilled Arizona construction accident lawyers can help find the facts in an Arizona trenching or excavating accident. With skilled fact-finding techniques, these lawyers possess the knowledge necessary to get to the bottom of some often-difficult scenarios involving companies, their subcontractors, vendors and others involved in the equation.
Workers who deal with unsafe trenching or excavation should call the Phoenix construction accident lawyers at Breyer Law Offices P.C. to talk about the responsibility of companies to provide for safe operations. In a trenching, digging or excavating disaster, Arizona construction accident attorneys can help households of unfairly injured workers claim compensation. In any construction accident or safety case, call an experienced Arizona construction accident attorney from Breyer Law Offices P.C. at 602.978.6400 for a free consultation.
