Tucson Construction Accident Lawyers

The Tucson area is growing by leaps and bounds as people take advantage of the year-round warm weather and the friendly business environment. More people mean that more buildings are needed to accommodate. It often feels like Tucson is one giant work zone, and this means there can be more construction accidents.

If you or someone you love suffered injuries, you want a trusted Tucson construction accident lawyer on your side. Contact Zanes Law Injury Lawyers for help today.

Recent Tucson Construction Accident Fatalities

For the employees tasked with building, constructing Tucson is a dangerous job.

In recent years, there have been numerous examples of Tucson workers paying with their lives on construction sites, including:

• A subcontractor died while working on a construction project upgrading a power station. A heavy pipe fell on his head and killed him instantly.
• A trench collapsed at a Tucson job site, killing one worker who was buried alive.
• A woman died at a job site when a piece of excavating equipment struck her.

These are just the recent fatalities. Numerous workers suffer injuries each year at Tucson job sites, and their lives could suffer devastating consequences.

Sadly, employers and third parties keep taking shortcuts on safety and unnecessarily injuring workers. When this happens to you, don’t hesitate to call Zanes Law Injury Lawyers.

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Leading Causes of Construction Accidents and Injuries

Construction site accidents can have many causes, including:

• Moving machinery
• Faulty or defective power tools
• Faulty construction equipment
• Equipment and machine operator error
• Dangerous contact with worksite objects
• Body parts becoming tangled in machinery
• Slips and falls from ladders and scaffolding
• Dangerous contact with worksite equipment

By its very nature, construction worksites are rife with potential dangers and hazards. While most construction sites adhere to applicable safety rules, accidents do still happen. The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries in the US.

When you are the victim of a construction accident, you need the help of a construction accident lawyer in Tucson. Call Zanes Law to speak to an attorney near you today.

Types of Construction Site Injuries and Fatalities

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cites the following statistics in their latest report. The leading causes of construction-related deaths were falls, being struck by objects, accidental electrocution, and being caught or crushed between machinery or equipment resulting in 5,147 fatalities.

In addition to carelessness and operator error, some construction accidents occur due to a failure to meet the safety requirements established by OSHA. The ten most frequently cited OSHA standards violations in 2018 include:

1. Fall protection
2. Hazard communication standards
3. Scaffolding and general requirements
4. Respiratory protection
5. Control of hazardous energy sources
6. Ladders and other lifting equipment
7. Powered industrial trucks
8. Fall protection–training
9. Machinery and machine guarding
10. Eye and face protection

If any of these OSHA violations contributed to the construction accident that caused your injury or disability, a construction accident lawyer in Tucson, AZ can help you build a personal injury or worker’s compensation case. You deserve to be compensated for your injury and loss. Call Zanes Law today to get the help you need to file your injury claim.

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How and Why Construction Job Sites Can Injure You

Construction job sites are dangerous. Workers are often far above the ground on things like scaffolding. There is heavy equipment moving around and many other workers doing their tasks. Simply stated, there are too many things that could go wrong and injure workers, even when they are doing nothing wrong themselves.

Construction accidents often happen because contractors and other businesses cut corners to save expenses. They have a budget going into the project, and cost overruns and other expenses could cut what they make. Some major things that they may cut back on are safety and training. They may also purchase substandard building materials to save money. Even still, when that is your employer, it is difficult to file a lawsuit. Nonetheless, you could still receive compensation for your injuries.

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The Most Common Construction Accidents

Common construction accidents include:

• Falls – Falls are the most common worksite injury. Workers are not properly secured, or they have bad footing. They may also slip and fall over debris or a tripping hazard.
• Falling debris – Construction equipment and building material may not be properly secured, and it could strike workers or people near the job site.
• Equipment injuries – Workers are often injured when construction equipment (such as a backhoe or bulldozer) runs them over. They may also be severely injured if they are onboard the machinery and it tips over.
• Crush injuries – Workers can get trapped between machinery and the ground or walls. Equipment or machinery could tip over and crush them.
• Electrocutions – Electrical wires are common on worksites, such as buried power lines and other utilities near the ground. When these are not properly marked, the wires can electrocute workers.
• Trench collapses – The ground is often very unstable on construction sites. It can sink or collapse under the feet of employees and bury them alive.
• Cranes – These large machines can tip over and injure people on the ground. They could also make contact with power lines and cause electrocution. Finally, loads could fall off the crane and strike job site workers or passersby.
• Ladders and scaffold injuries – Workers can fall from heights when the ladder or scaffold is not properly secured or is defective.

Employers Do Not Always Follow OSHA Regulations

Federal rules and regulations are supposed to keep workers safe on the job. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has hundreds of rules aimed at protecting workers. These govern everything from training to other safety measures. They cover things like crane and ladder safety.

Unfortunately, many contractors and employers do not follow these rules. Although an injured worker cannot sue them directly for breaking these rules, a court could punish a contractor or employer for noncompliance. However, if someone who was not your employer broke an OSHA rule, it is evidence that could go against them in a lawsuit.

Injured Workers’ Options to Pursue Financial Compensation for Their Injuries

There are two possible directions that an injured worker may follow after they have suffered a construction injury.

If an injured worker has no other possible lawsuit against someone else, the first option is filing a workers’ compensation claim, which covers many injuries occurring on construction job sites.

Here is what you need to know about workers’ compensation claims:

• If you sustained an injury at work, you generally could not sue your employer. Instead, you must file a workers’ compensation claim under most circumstances.
• Workers’ compensation will pay for your medical costs, job retraining, and a portion of your salary (up to a limit).
• You may be eligible for a settlement if you are no longer able to work.
• You must notify your employer of the injury within a certain time frame and file your claim on time.
• You are dealing with an insurance company, so they may reject the claim if they believe that the evidence does not support it.
• Workers’ compensation is not interested at all in who is at fault. Even if you were entirely to blame for your own injury, you could receive compensation for your injuries.

Who to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit Against

The other option is filing a personal injury lawsuit. Even though workers’ compensation claims are common, this happens more often than you think on job sites. The key is to have a third party who is not your employer that you could sue.

On a construction site, this could be multiple entities, and you may file a lawsuit against anyone else who is not your employer, including:

• The company that owns the job site
• Another contractor on the site when their negligence has caused your injury
• The manufacturer of equipment of tools that was defective and injured you
• A government agency
• An architect or engineer working at the site
• Anyone responsible for dangerous substances that may have sickened you

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