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A construction injury lawyer can help

More than seven million United States citizens work in construction or construction-related jobs. Since construction work can involve risk, many people are vulnerable to construction accidents or injuries.

Construction workers can suffer various types of construction injuries on a job site. Many such injuries are related to a fall. A man or a woman may fall off a ladder while climbing up or down, or may fall from a scaffold, or may fall into a construction hole. A worker also can slip or trip over equipment on the site.

Many construction injuries involve broken bones. A worker can get a finger, thumb, wrist or hand fractured, as well as an ankle, knee, foot or leg. A worker also can sustain a fracture to an elbow, arm or forearm. Among the worst cases is a fractured skull.

A worker also can sustain a cut by metal, glass or other sharp objects on the site. Cuts also can come from saws, wires or other equipment being used on the site.

Fatal cases also need a construction injury lawyer

Construction injuries also are known to cause more than 1,000 fatalities per year. Most of these fatalities happen as a direct result of safety violations.

All construction companies are responsible to make inspections for safety on every commercial or private work site. If any conditions on the site are unsafe, the construction company can be held responsible for negligence.

Workers Compensation laws can vary from state to state, but every construction worker has protection from OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Its regulations apply to every worker on all types of construction sites. Hence, every worker should know his or her OSHA rights.

One of those rights is compensation. The companies that employ a construction worker are liable to provide that worker with proper financial compensation in case of an injury that renders him or her unable to earn money.

Regardless of these rights, a worker who suffers from any construction injury should contact a construction injury lawyer as soon as possible. This is very important because a construction injury attorney can help guide the victim on a variety of topics.

A construction injury lawyer covers all bases

Such a construction injury lawyer will see to it that everything is done properly and there is no harassment by employers. Since every injury demands a different treatment and each treatment has different costs, the construction injury lawyer will have to analyze every situation. He or she will study similar cases and determine what type of compensation has been granted and what can be expected. Then the construction injury lawyer will help guide the client on presenting the case.

Having a construction injury lawyer by one’s side is crucial. A construction worker can’t be expected to understand the intricacies of the legal system. But a construction injury lawyer knows the system from the inside out. He or she will take care of everything in trying to ensure that each worker gets deserved compensation.

Jim S. Adler & Associates has construction injury lawyers

Your construction injury lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates represents a Texas personal injury law firm established more than 30 years ago. The firm offers a free case review.

Contact a construction injury lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates today and begin the process of getting the compensation that you deserve.

DISCLAIMER: The law firm of Jim S. Adler & Associates, located at 3D/International Tower, 1900 West Loop South, 20th Floor, Houston, Texas 77027, is licensed to practice in Texas. Nevertheless, the firm also works with local and outside attorneys, as appropriate, to litigate claims in such other states as:

Jim S. Adler & Associates also has offices at City Place Building, 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 2100 LB40, Dallas, Texas 75204-2887; Bank of America, 12605 East Freeway, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77015-5619 (serving Channelview, Texas); and San Pedro Plaza, 7330 San Pedro Ave., Suite 700, San Antonio, Texas 78216-6237.

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