Arizona Construction Accident Lawyer Blog

In Arizona and across the country, workers suffer terrible injuries that could leave them disabled for the rest of their lives, often in avoidable accidents. These accidents often occur because of the negligence of an employer, a vendor, contractor or another party. When a family is dependent on the wages of a worker, a small accident can have a very big effect. When the injury is extensive, or results in a fatality, the tragedy is apparent.

Even those who work in comparatively stable, state-funded municipal departments can be the victims of an Arizona fatal construction accident. This is clear from reports elsewhere in the U.S., like this one on a recent accident affecting two municipal workers at a sewer plant construction site. Reports indicate a large amount of wet concrete “spilled” onto two men, killing one and injuring the other. Though the report showed that several public agencies are looking into the matter, it did not present evidence that established responsibility. The report does show that the probable cause of the accident was a concrete form that “gave way,” allowing the wet concrete to fall.

Establishing responsibility for these kinds of cases in the state of Arizona or anywhere else can be difficult. Arizona construction accident lawyers use thorough, tested research methods to get to the bottom of which business party is responsible for specific training objectives for every task done on the job. This can be complicated due to the contracting that goes on between municipalities and outside firms and even in the private sector.