Construction worksites can be dangerous places.  Depending on the circumstances causing an accident, sometimes workers can seek compensation beyond a claim for workers’ compensation benefits.  For example, if the injury was caused by the negligence of a person or entity that was not the injured person’s employer, he/she may be able to recover damages from that person or entity.  Such instances include cases where the injury was caused by a defective piece of equipment or a chemical exposure, or by the actions of someone onsite employed by a different company.  

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Common construction accident cases include injuries caused by:

• Chemical exposures 

• Defective equipment 

• Inadequate fall prevention systems 

• Open holes in floors, stairways or worksite ground

• Wall and/or roof collapses 

• Drops and shifts of material loads 

• Improper scaffolding 

• Negligent blasting and/or tunneling

• Overturned cranes and/or scissor lifts

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