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Arizona construction accident lawyers know and understand that falls are one of the main causes of fatalities and catastrophic injuries in construction sites. The importance of fall protection can never be understated. Any time a worker is at a height of 4 feet or more, there is a greater risk of injury and every worker must be protected. Fall protection must be provided at 4 feet in general industry, 5 feet in maritime and 6 feet in construction. However, regardless of the height or fall distance, fall protection must be provided any time a worker is working over dangerous equipment and machinery.

The most common construction site related fall incidents involve workers falling off of roofs. Recently, a 44-year-old worker died after falling from the top of an office building under construction. According to a news report, the man was actually working on the roof when he fell off for unknown reasons. He was unconscious while he was being taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Such tragedies can be prevented by using fall protection systems at construction sites. Employees must be supervised and trained to use safe work procedures. If you or a loved one has been injured in a Tucson construction fall accident, please call Breyer Law Offices P.C. to get more information about your legal rights and options. Arizona workers’ compensation benefits may not always be enough to cover your serious injuries, loss of wages or other related damages. Call us today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your construction accident claim.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 969 fatalities involving construction accidents in the country in 2008. There is no question that construction accidents cause numerous deaths and serious injuries in the United States. There are several reasons why construction accidents occur. There are also many ways by which workers can get injured while at a construction accident site. However, there are a few types of commonly occurring construction accidents. These are accidents that can be entirely prevented, but usually take place because of some type of negligence or failure to follow safety procedures.

These are some of the most common types of construction accidents:

• Falls are the most common types of accidents that occur at Arizona construction sites and are responsible for the most number of fatalities in the construction industry as a whole. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), one-third of all construction accident fatalities are caused by falls.


• Trench collapses can also be extremely hazardous to workers. A trench collapse can be caused by improper shoring, lack of supervision or large vehicles parked near the excavation.


• Electrocution accidents in Arizona can occur as a result of overhead or buried power lines at a construction site.

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The U.S. Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) has imposed a $539,000 penalty on a construction company following the investigation of a roofing worker who fell 40 feet to his death. According to a statement on the Department of Labor's Web site, the company was cited for 10 "per-instance" willful citations for failing to protect their workers from falls.

OSHA officials began their investigation in August 2009 and discovered that the construction company failed to provide any fall protection to employees working on a pitched roof 40 feet off the ground. Also, the company failed to train a newly hired college student with regard to the dangers of roofing work and the adopting necessary safety measures. Officials say falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. Failure to provide employees with fall protection often causes serious injury or fatal constructions site accidents in Phoenix and throughout the state of Arizona.

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Falls are the leading cause of construction accident fatalities and injuries in the United States. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that each year, approximately 150 to 200 construction workers die and more than 100,000 are injured as a result of falls at construction sites. OSHA lists several safety standards that employers are required to follow to keep their workers safe in construction sites.

Here are the most common requirements to prevent fall injuries and fatalities at Arizona construction sites:

• Where protection is required, employers must select fall protection systems such as guardrails, appropriate for given situations.


• Always use proper construction and installation of safety systems.


• Make sure employees are supervised properly.


• Use safe work procedures.


• Train workers in proper, selection, use and maintenance of fall protection systems.

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Construction site injuries are very often caused by a lack of fall protection on the job site. In fact, it has been stated that the lack of proper fall protection is the No. 1 cause of serious injury and wrongful death on construction sites throughout the country. When somebody has suffered a very serious injury or has died as a result of a fall on a construction site, there are certain things that most people expect.

Many people expect that OSHA and the Arizona enforcement arm of OSHA will do an investigation. Also, people have come to expect that the injured worker or the surviving family members of the injured worker will be able to make a workers’ compensation claim.

What many people do not recognize is that in addition to the benefits available under workers’ comp, there may also be rights available under the personal injury system in Arizona. These rights do not take away from, but actually add to, those rights available when a comp claim is made.

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Falls are among the most common causes for Arizona construction accident fatalities. Falls can also result in catastrophic injuries that could disable a construction worker for the rest of his life. Such situations may impose severe financial and emotional strain on workers and their families. Injured victims typically receive Arizona worker's compensation benefits. However, when there are major or catastrophic injuries that prevent the worker from returning to work, worker's compensation benefits may not be adequate enough to compensate for past and future lost wages, continued treatment or care, or medical bills.

A recent news article reported an incident where a worker fell 12 feet at a construction site. The incident happened when the man stepped backward and fell on to an unfinished basement floor. The construction worker sustained head and internal injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

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Each year, a number of Arizona construction site fatalities and injuries occur due to falls. Recently, a construction worker was killed after he plunged three stories and landed on hard concrete. According to a news report, the fatal construction accident occurred at a residential site. The man died at the scene. It is not clear how or why the fatal fall occurred. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the cause of this accident.

According to the OSHA's web site, falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. An average of 362 fatal falls occurred each year from 1995 to 1999, a trend which is on the rise. In fact, falls from a higher elevation account for one-third of all construction accident deaths. It is extremely important that employers in the construction industry adopt safety and health programs to protect workers from falls on the job. Falls commonly occur at Arizona construction accident sites as a result of scaffold collapses, slip and falls, or structures being improperly secured or shored up.

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Falls at construction sites are responsible for a number of fatalities each year. According to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. An average of 362 fatal falls occurred each year from 1995 to 1999, a trend which is on the rise. In fact, falls from a higher elevation account for one-third of all construction accident deaths. It is extremely important that employers in the construction industry adopt safety and health programs that contain provisions to protect workers from falls on the job.

A recent news report talks about a worker who fell 20 feet from where he was working to a concrete floor. His foreman says that the worker is not expected to live for more than a few days. Apparently, this worker sustained catastrophic head injuries including a skull fracture when he fell. Falls at a construction site could occur as a result of unprotected sides, wall opening, floor holes, improper scaffold construction, unguarded protruding steel bars and misuse of portable ladders.

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Falls are a common cause of Arizona construction accidents. These construction site accidents could occur because of slips, loose embankments or trenches, or as a result of loose scaffolds. Whatever the cause, a fall from a higher elevation can cause devastating, even catastrophic, injuries to a construction worker including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones and other types of back or neck injuries. Such serious personal injuries could prevent the worker from returning to his job for an extended period of time, thus causing tremendous financial strain. The sad truth is that most of these construction site accidents are entirely preventable.

A recent News 8 article reports a construction accident where a worker fell from the 31st floor of a hotel down to the 30th floor. The worker apparently fell more than 10 feet onto hard concrete. Rescue workers had to wrap the injured employee onto a backboard and carry him down three floors on a ladder because there was no elevator that went up to the construction site. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.

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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.

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Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry in Arizona and the rest of the country. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, an average of 362 deaths occurred as a result of falls each year from 1995 to 1999, a trend that is apparently increasing. A number of construction site falls occur because workers do not use proper harnesses as required by federal law.

Here is an example of a fatal fall at a construction site where a worker fell 125 feet and died after a tall construction lift toppled over and struck an apartment building. Investigators are looking into whether the 40-year-old construction worker was properly strapped into the bucket of the boom lift as he worked on a church roof, according to an Associated Press news report.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Web site, employees are required to ensure that when stopping a fall, "fall arrest systems" will be rigged so that the employee can neither free-fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level. The harnesses are required to bring a worker to a complete stop and limit maximum deceleration distance to three and a half feet. Also, the fall arresting system is required to have sufficient strength to withstand twice the potential impact energy of a worker free-falling a distance of 6 feet or the free-fall permitted by the system, whichever is less.

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A Phoenix Arizona construction site accident has injured a worker after he fell into an 8-foot deep trench. According to a Fox News report, the construction worker fell into a trench near the intersection of 7th Avenue and Buckeye in Phoenix. The man was apparently standing on top of a truck load of pipes when he lost his balance and fell into the trench. He was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries, but his condition was later listed as "stable."

Construction site accidents occur due to a variety of reasons depending on the type of job that is being performed at the time. Defective or malfunctioning equipment, slip and fall injuries, electrocution, or injuries caused by live wires, falling objects, trench collapse, scaffold collapse or fires and explosions may all cause serious injuries in a construction accident. These accidents may occur as a result of someone else's negligence or the worker's own lack of training. Whatever the cause, construction accidents can be devastating to a worker and his family, causing life-threatening conditions, lifelong disabilities or disfigurement. These injuries could affect the worker's ability to work in the future, leaving him and his family without income or money to pay for quality medical or long-term care.

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Scaffold collapses are a leading cause of construction site accidents in Arizona and elsewhere in the nation. Loose scaffolding is a common problem at many construction sites that cause devastating falls resulting in catastrophic injuries or even construction accident death in Arizona. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor's 2006 statistics, 88 workers died from scaffold collapse accidents or falls from scaffolding. Falls from ladders contributed to 733 deaths and 160 workers died as a result of falls from rooftops.

We see examples of scaffold collapses too often. According to a news report, one such incident occurred recently at an apartment building construction site where a construction worker fell to his death and at least one other was injured after a scaffold collapsed. The workers were repairing a façade of the building. When one of the workers moved from one scaffold to another, it gave way. One of the workers fell five stories to his death. Officials are investigating the cause of the scaffold collapse. Violations are expected to be issued in this case, the news article said.

There are stringent federal and state regulations when it comes to construction sites. When companies or contractors fail to adhere to those standards and a worker is injured as a result of such violations, the contractor/firm could face severe fines and penalties.

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The Phoenix construction accident lawyers at the Arizona personal injury law firm Breyer Law Offices P.C. take worker safety very seriously and have helped construction accident victims and their families for many years. Their lawyers help accident survivors and their families hold those responsible for the accident accountable for their actions and dissuade them from making decisions that risk workers’ lives. They also help victims and their families receive the compensation they deserve to help with the steep costs of hospitalization and recovery.

According to an article, officials investigating a construction accident scene say that a worker was impaled on a thick piece of steel reinforcement bar recently while working at the construction site of a nine-story building. They say the accident occurred around 11 a.m. and that the worker was erecting a metal form for a concrete column when he fell 15 feet onto a 3-foot-tall steel rod. The steel rod entered the worker’s lower back and exited his abdomen. When emergency response personnel arrived, they had to cut the steel rod before loading the man into an ambulance with the bar still passing through him. This type of horrible construction accident fall will obviously have serious repercussions for this man and his family. Holding any responsible parties to their obligation to help out the person they injured – if another was at fault – is one of the primary goals of the personal injury compensation system.

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Experienced Tuscon construction accident lawyers are often faced with educating and providing information to injured victims – construction workers – after they have suffered an injury on the job. Very often, we observe that construction workers are not given sufficient information about all their legal rights and options. These injured victims and their families depend pretty much on workers compensation without the added protection of claims against the at-fault company. Construction accident attorneys, who have expertise in this area of the law, will know how to analyze all aspects of the case and determine who the at-fault or negligent parties are in a particular construction accident case.

Ladder falls are among the most common accidents on construction sites. A construction worker who was working on a tunnel project was recently injured when he fell from a ladder. According to this news report, the man had to be lifted by crane from a 60-foot deep hole. He was transported by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of back injuries.

A construction site fall from a broken or unsecured ladder while on a construction site can result in broken bones, neck injuries, back injuries and in more serious cases, spinal cord or brain injuries, paralysis or death. The severity of a ladder accident may vary. However, if a third party was at fault for your injury, you may be entitled to significant compensation for those injuries. If you slipped and fell off a ladder or scaffold at a constructions site, it may not be due to your fault or inattention.

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Construction sites present numerous hazards to workers that can be overlooked by attorneys who don't have a certain level of expertise in this area of the law. A workman's comp claim is not the only way to go when it comes to construction accident injuries in Arizona. A construction worker who is hurt on the job can also be compensated by someone other than an employer who was negligent or failed to follow federal and state regulations – such as a contractor, a sub-contractor or the manufacturer of a defective product.

Falls are among the most common construction accidents that occur in Arizona. Falls can be fatal or can cause major injuries. For example, this news report talks about an incident where a construction worker fell from a roof at a local school and suffered back injuries. Apparently, the worker who landed on the second floor was alert as paramedics attended to him. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Construction site falls from a higher elevation occur for various reasons. Sometimes there is a spill or an object that the worker slips on or trips over. Also, there could be loose scaffolding that can give way and cause the worker to fall. Sometimes, construction equipment or other machinery can malfunction, causing the construction worker to be ejected. All these scenarios could cause major injuries or death.

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Arizona construction accident lawyers have often observed that a number of on-the-job injuries occur because workers and their managers do not follow proper safety procedures mandated by the state and federal safety agencies. Serious violations that cause major injuries or death are punishable by fines. For example, a worker who fell 54 feet to his death last summer at a construction site had been standing on an unsupported step ladder and failed to secure a safety harness he was wearing. According to this news report, his employer paid a $1,350 fine to the Department of Labor and Industry for a serious violation of safety regulations pertaining to ladders. Serious violations can bring as much as a $7,000 penalty.

The worker involved in that construction accident death suffered massive injuries after falling from the fifth floor of the building where he and another worker were placing a concrete, hollow-core slab above them. He was wearing a safety harness that went over his shoulders and between his legs, but a lanyard was not secured to an anchor point where he had been working. Federal records show that ladder and inadequate fall prevention plans are annually among the top leading safety violations nationwide on construction sites.

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Slip and fall lawyers in Arizona are not always considered when it comes to looking for a construction accident lawyer. However, there are times when negligence by one subcontractor or contractor leads to serious injuries for another on a construction site due to a slip and fall accident, trip accident, or fall accident.

A construction worker suffered critical injuries after he fell two stories while working on a new elementary school building, according to a report. The 30-year-old man apparently slipped on some wet concrete, which caused him to fall. The man suffered severe head and back injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

Every time you hear about a construction worker who was seriously injured or killed in a construction accident, it breaks your heart because these mishaps occur as these workers are trying to do their job and put food on the table for their loved ones. These construction fall accidents especially affect the workers' families because very often, the injured victim is the primary breadwinner for their family.

Phoenix slip and fall accidents can be usually be prevented at construction sites. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has strict guidelines and safety standards for construction sites. If a contractor or sub-contractor has not followed these workplace guidelines and you are injured as a result, you may have a third-party claim. The term "negligence" in construction accidents, refers to the failure of an employer or a third party to protect the victim from injury. Arizona law does generally limit the claim against the employer to workers compensation and these benefits are hardly enough to compensate a severely injured worker or the family of a deceased worker.

A knowledgeable and experienced Arizona construction accident attorney will be able to tell you how a claim against a third party such as a general contractor or a sub contractor is often overlooked as a way to obtain fair compensation in an Arizona construction accident case. If you would like more information, please contact Breyer Law at 623-930-8064 to schedule a free consultation.

Finding the best injury lawyer in Arizona may be impossible due to the large number of lawyers that exist. However, we strongly encourage all construction workers to seek out the best construction accident and injury lawyer they can find before making any decisions following a serious construction accident. Throughout Arizona and the United States, these tragic injuries occur far too often.

For example, a construction worker fell from the fourth floor of a Marriott hotel and died of his injuries, according to a news report. The worker was apparently helping with the construction work on a new wing of the hotel.

Construction sites are among the most hazardous workplaces in any country. Injuries and fatalities from falls at construction sites are way too common. Arizona is no exception. Falls at construction sites account for one-third of all construction accident deaths in the United States.

Such construction site falls can be caused by a wide variety of factors. Slippery surfaces, lack of guardrails, unstable scaffolding or improperly set up ladders are just some of the reasons workers fall at construction sites. Also, when workers fall from a construction site, they face additional risks such as electrical wires, concrete, rebar, passing traffic and other exposed materials.

If you or a family member has been seriously injured or killed in an Arizona construction site accident, we encourage you to call Breyer Law to find out how we can help protect your rights and secure fair compensation for your damages and loss. Arizona workers compensation benefits are often inadequate to cover a majority of expenses you may incur in terms of medical expenses and loss of wages. Our experienced Phoenix construction accident lawyers will look into whether negligence on the part of a third party may have caused the fall. Please call us today at 623-930-8064 to schedule your free consultation.

Arizona construction accident lawyers are often called upon to answer questions regarding payment of medical bills, money for lost wages, and pain and suffering claims owed to people hurt when injured on construction sites. A lack of OSHA required fall protection often leads to claims for money damages that can be explained by top Phoenix, Arizona construction injury lawyers.

A recent report indicates that police officials and OSHA are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall and serious injury of a construction worker who fell 30 feet while preparing to pour a concrete floor in a building under construction. The injured worker was last reported to be in an area hospital in critical but stable condition. This type of accident occurs far too common.

Officials say that the building’s layout and construction materials made for a difficult rescue. Rescue workers had to set up a complicated rigging system to reach and extract the injured worker. He was then lowered safely to the ground for transportation to the hospital.

Falls at a construction site and other types of accidents happen throughout the country and repeatedly occur at Arizona construction sites. In many cases, these accidents are caused by inattentive supervision, inadequate safety procedures and training, and the dangers of working around heavy construction equipment. Arizona’s skilled construction accident attorneys are dedicated to helping accident victims and their families recover from construction accidents.

Over the years, Breyer Law has been retained to help many Arizona construction accident victims receive compensation to offset the steep costs of medical care, medication, and physical rehabilitation regimens. If you or someone you care for has been killed or injured in a construction accident, call the experienced Phoenix construction accident attorneys at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., today at 602.978.6400.

When it comes to finding a construction injury lawyer in Arizona, it is important to look for the best Arizona injury lawyer you can find. Construction sites include so many hazards to the workers that can be missed by lawyers that do not have a certain level of experience in this area of the law. For instance, pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills, and other claims may all be paid by another subcontractor on a job site if they violated OSHA and were negligent in causing the injury to the other person on the job. Many lawyers do not realize there are claims above and beyond Arizona workman’s comp claims. OSHA is active throughout the US, and their investigations are sometimes revealing.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has accused a company of failing to properly protect workers at a job site and is considering levying fines of nearly $181,000 according to an article. OSHA claims that the Construction Company has been cited for 13 violations of construction safety standards. They claim that the company failed to protect workers adequately from falls at the construction site, drowning and other hazards at the construction site.

An inspection in December conducted by OSHA personnel found that workers at the site were exposed to possible falls up to 43 feet into the river without fall protection on unprotected or inadequately protected sections of the bridge they were working on. Inspectors also found that workers were using an access ladder of inadequate height on the site. Additionally, inspectors found that workers faced additional drowning risk on the construction site due to lack of ring buoys, life jackets and no rescue skiff on the worksite in case a worker fell into the river.

C. William Freeman, OSHA’s area director, said, “The significant hazard of a four-story plunge was exacerbated by the lack of required lifesaving rescue equipment. While it's fortunate no fall or drowning occurred, the potential for a fatal or serious accident was real and present at this jobsite."

It is very unfortunate and dangerous for workers, but many Arizona construction companies also fail to provide adequate work site protection for their workers and workers for other subcontractors. Even under the best of circumstances, construction sites are dangerous workplaces. But when proper safety measures, training and equipment are not provided by construction companies, the risk of catastrophic injury or construction accident death in Tuscon is greatly enhanced.

If you or someone you care for has been injured or killed in an accident at a construction site, the experienced Tucson construction accident lawyers at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., may be able to help. Their personal injury attorneys have helped countless injury and accident victims and their families over the years, and can answer any questions victims may have after an accident has occurred. To schedule a free consultation with experienced Arizona construction accident law firm, Breyer Law Offices, P.C., call them today at 602.978.6400.

People hurt on construction sites know that many injuries are avoidable. Injuries on the construction site are often preventable. Many times, they are caused by reckless or negligent sub-contractors throughout Arizona and the entire United States. Often times, the only way to get fair compensation is to find a construction site expert who can support the claim, and these claims are usually best made through the hiring of one of the top 10 Arizona personal injury lawyers a person can find that fits their case.

A construction worker died after he took a 10-foot fall at a construction site, according to this news report. The construction worker, who was not identified, suffered severe head trauma. He was taken to the hospital where he died an hour after the fall. The man was apparently part of a construction crew that was building single-family homes. Police have ruled the construction death an accident.

According to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. An average of 362 fatal falls occurred each year from 1995 to 1999, with the trend on the increase. It is extremely important that employers have safety and health programs in place to protect their workers from falls on the job.

The following hazards, according to OSHA cause the most fall-related injuries:
• Unprotected sides, wall openings and floor holes
• Improper scaffold construction
• Unguarded protruding steel rebars
• Misuse of portable ladders.

According to the Industrial Commission of Arizona's construction accident statistics, there were 14 construction site deaths in 2007, out of which six involved falls. If you have been injured or if you have lost a loved one as a result of an Arizona construction accident, please call Breyer Law to schedule a free and comprehensive consultation. Our experienced Phoenix construction accident attorneys will look at the different aspects of your case and all parties involved to determine whether your accident was caused by someone's negligence. Very often, we find that these construction accidents could have been prevented had proper safety procedures been followed.

Experienced Arizona construction accident lawyers are often faced with educating workers on their rights after an injury. Too often, construction workers are not provided information on all of their rights after serious accidents, relying too heavily on workers compensation claims without the added protection of claims against the at-fault company.

Law enforcement officials have launched an investigation into the death of a worker at a construction site. As set forth in a report, the accident occurred shortly after 11 A.M. on Monday, March 9, 2009, at a construction site. Officials say that a worker was working in the basket of a scissors lift when it was hit by a forklift, throwing the worker to his death in a fatal construction site fall.

The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to the fatal construction accident. According to police, the man was an electrician employed by TP Electric working on a water filtration plant at the time of the accident.

Trooper Mark Schmelzlen said in a press release, "The front leading edge of the forks on the forklift came in contact with the underside edge of the scissors lift causing it to tip. The tilting of the scissors lift, coupled with the weight of the victim in the top basket, caused the scissors lift to fall over on its side. The victim was thrown from the lift basket."

The use of heavy equipment on a construction site is one of the leading causes of construction accidents and deaths. The power of this machinery is too much for the human body and the injuries from forklift accidents often involve crushed limbs, falls, catastrophic brain, spine, and internal injuries, and other life-changing injuries. These accidents create additional hardship for accident victims and their families in the form of medical bills which quickly run into the tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Arizona construction accidents are just as deadly and costly. If you or someone you care for has been injured or killed in an Arizona construction accident of any kind, our skilled construction accident attorneys in Phoenix can explain your options and help you receive compensation to offset steep medical bills. To schedule a free consultation with our experienced Arizona construction accident lawyers, call us today at 602.978.6200.

According to a report, authorities have not released the identity of a man who suffered serious injuries in a work-related construction accident on March 2, 2009. Details are still sketchy and the incident is still under investigation by the State agency that investigates construction injuries.

The man suffered serious injuries when he fell 40 to 50 feet from a building. A company spokeswoman said, "Because it's an active investigation, I probably can't provide you with very much information. Our only official comment is our first priority is with the employee and his family." Elaine Fischer, Labor & Industries spokeswoman, said that the agency sent safety compliance officers to the construction site to investigate, but it typically takes a couple of months before a report is released.

Work-related accidents that involve falls often result in deaths and catastrophic injuries for employees. Frequently, the workers or their families are left with steep medical costs that climb into the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars and create severe financial hardship. Of course, this financial loss is only a small part of the overall, overwhelming devastation caused by reckless workers at constructions sites throughout Arizona and the rest of the country. If you or someone you care for has been injured or killed on a construction site in Arizona, the skilled construction accident attorneys in Arizona at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., may be able to help you.

For many years, the Arizona construction accident lawyers at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., have been helping people injured or killed in accidents receive financial compensation to offset lost wages and other damages not allowed under workers compensation laws. To schedule a free consultation with the experienced Phoenix construction accident lawyers at Breyer Law Offices, P.C., call them today at 602.978.6400.