Arizona Personal Injury Lawyer Helps Workers Injured on Construction Sites, Including Injuries Caused by Scaffold Collapse
Critical construction site accident injuries in Arizona caused by structure and scaffold collapses can be entirely prevented by following proper safety procedures and guidelines issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). A news report in the New Haven Independent reports about a construction worker who was pinned under a large rebar cage. The accident occurred when workers were putting up concrete supports for a new flyover. The man trapped under the rebar cage had to be rescued with a crane.
Workers had apparently put rebar supports in place before pouring the concrete. But a large rebar structure had collapsed to one side and several layers of scaffolding had fallen on top, the news report states. OSHA officials are looking into what caused this collapse. A second worker, who was standing on top of the cage when it crumpled, sustained a knee injury.
In these types of cases, it is important to ask the question: Who caused this accident and who should be held responsible for it? The worker will have his workers compensation benefits covering him to some degree. However, in cases that involve serious injuries or death, workers compensation benefits do not do justice. They are hardly enough to cover the costs of medical bills and the expenses of continuing care and treatment.
If you have sustained serious injuries in a construction site accident, please contact an experienced Phoenix construction accident lawyer at the Breyer Law Offices P.C. for a free and comprehensive consultation. We will remain by your side and fight for your rights. If you have been injured in an Arizona construction accident, please do not delay your claim. Your time to file is limited to one year or less in many construction cases. Call us today for a free consultation and assessment of your claim.
Source: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/10/worker_in_criti.php
