Construction Accidents and Serious Injury Attorneys in Burbank Glendale and Pasadena, California

Construction sites are one of the most dangerous places to work in the United States where hundreds of thousands of construction workers are seriously or critically injured in construction accident which may ultimately end in a death or a fatality. More specifically, construction accidents may result in severe or critical injuries or even death where someone else may be negligently operating a heavy piece of machinery such as:

Bailers;
Cranes;
Forklifts;
Front-end loaders;
Mixers; and
Heavy motor vehicles.

Aside from heavy machinery, people on a Construction Site may also be injured by:

Asbestos Disease;
Benzene Cancer;
Caught Inside Machinery;
Caught Underneath Machinery;
Compressed Gases;
Crushing;
Electrical Fires;
Electrocution;
Falling Debris;
Falling Scaffolding;
Floor Opening Falls;
Hazardous Materials Improperly Secured;
Improper Training of Other Construction Employees;
Logging Accidents;
Mesothelioma Disease;
Pinned Against a Wall;
Roof Crush Accidents;
Skylight Installation Falls;
Structural Collapses;
Welding Accidents;
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck;
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Back;
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Appendages; and
Slip and falls.

At Construction Sites, most serious injuries result from falling. On a Construction Site, even a small trip can have a fatal effect if the person were to follow many stories to the jagged ground below. Types of serious Common injuries which can result from these Construction Accidents can include:

Brain Injuries;
Broken and / or Fractured Bones;
Burn Injuries;
Electrocution;
Paraplegia;
Quadriplegia;
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI); and
Wrongful Death.

Each construction site is required to follow the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety guidelines, where if someone fails to obey them may result in a Construction Accident. The purpose of these Construction Site Safety Guidelines is to prevent and reduce construction site injuries, illness and deaths where most of the construction site employees are always around hazardous conditions and situations. Under these guidelines, an owner, the architects, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers may be held liable for any construction accident injuries. Further, the general contractor and his subcontractors must maintain the construction site in a safe manner as well as ensure that the construction site continues to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a construction accident in Burbank, please contact our Burbank Construction Accident Attorneys for a free initial consultation to discuss your construction accident injuries and what compensation you are seeking for your lost wages, medical bills, future lost income as well as pain and suffering.