Pennsylvania Construction Injury Lawyers
The Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers at Reiff & Bily have recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for our injury clients. We are knowledgeable in all areas of law pertaining to construction accidents and other work-related injuries, and our Philadelphia construction accident lawyers will work hard to obtain the maximum recovery for your injuries.
Construction Accidents
Every year, hundreds of construction workers are killed in accidents that occur while working at construction sites. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1,126 construction industry employees died or sustained catastrophic injuries in work-related accidents in 2003.
Common Construction Accidents Include:
- Nail gun accidents
- Defective machinery accidents
- Scaffolding falls
- Exposure to toxic substances
- Defective products-related injuries
- Crane collapses
- Electrical accidents
- Compressed gas accidents
- Logging accidents
Because of the nature of a construction worker’s job, injuries sustained in a construction accident are often catastrophic, if not fatal. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs), traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), head trauma, back injuries, neck injuries, severed limbs, burn injuries, paraplegia, and quadriplegia are injuries that can occur during construction accidents.
Construction accidents are an all too frequent occurrence despite the implementation of many federal and state regulations and industry standards that mandate that construction employees, sub-contractors, and general contractors put in place certain safety measures at work sites.
Employers are obligated to provide construction workers with workers’ compensation benefits. However, workers’ compensation often does not always cover all costs generated by the injuries and damages sustained by victims of construction accidents.
There may be third parties, such as a defective product manufacturer, the property owner, a sub-contractor, a general contractor, an architect, or others that can be held liable for your injury accidents.
Our Philadelphia construction worker injury attorneys have the experience, knowledge, and resources to file personal injury lawsuits against negligent third parties for the harm that you have suffered so that you can obtain financial recovery for medical expenses, loss of consortium, lost wages, and other damages.
Call Reiff & Bily at (800) 421-9595 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation with one of our Philadelphia construction accident lawyers.
Construction Accident Case Results
- $550,000 Construction Negligence Settlement: Three year old suffered severe burns to his arm and torso when he fell out of bed and landed on a baseboard heater. Case settled following jury selection.
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Philadelphia, PA 19107
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