Texas construction workers who were seriously injured due to a workplace accident may be eligible to file a lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. 

Accidents at construction sites can lead to a number of serious and potentially fatal injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, paralysis, organ damage, severe burns, broken bones, and toxic chemical exposure. 

If you or a loved one worked at a construction site and suffered serious injuries caused by a workplace accident, you may be entitled to compensation. 

For a free legal consultation to find out if you qualify to take legal action or to start the process of filing your claim today, contact the lawyers at Hissey Mulderig & Friend. You can reach us by calling our office toll-free at 1-866-806-8117, or by filling out our free claims submission form, located on the right side of this page. 

Construction Workers at Risk of Accidents

Serious construction site accidents and other on-the-job mishaps can cause serious, life-altering, and potential fatal injuries. Construction workers represent about 20% of the total number of fatal workplace accidents in the U.S. – the second most deadly profession in the country, behind only transportation and materials handling.

The most common serious injuries for construction workers – what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) refers to as the “Fatal Four” – are:

• Falls from heights represent about 35% of construction deaths in the U.S. These can be caused by scaffolding collapses, falls from roofs, ladder accidents, girders or structural steel accidents, or other types of falls.
  
• Caught-in or in-between accidents occur when workers are crushed between two heavy objects, or pulled into machines, tools, or other objects. These can include cave-ins or trenching; being caught or pulled into machinery; or being crushed or squeezed between heavy objects such as dock walls, semi-trailers, truck beds, or hydraulic beds.
  
• Struck-by accidents happen when construction workers are hit by falling, flying, rolling, or swinging objects. These can include trucks or other vehicles, heavy objects that are dropped from heights, or
  
• Electrocutions involve incidents where workers are exposed to dangerous or life-threatening levels of electrical energy, including from exposed wiring, wet conditions aroung electricity, or the release of energy through a high-voltage gap.

Other common construction site injuries include collapsed trenches or walls, equipment failure, explosions, fires, and vehicle accidents.

When construction accidents like these occur, workers may be in danger of suffering serious and potentially life-threatening injuries.

Injuries Linked to Construction Site Accidents

Because of the dangerous conditions that sometimes exist at construction sites, workers at these jobsites may be at risk of serious injuries that can result in permanent disability or death. 

Some of the most common serious workplace injuries that are linked to construction accidents include: 

• Amputations of limbs or fingers
• Blindness
• Burns 
• Electrocution 
• Fractures or broken bones 
• Lacerations
• Paralysis 
• Spinal cord injuries 
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) or other head injuries

If you or a loved one has suffered these or other injuries caused by an accident, an experienced attorney can help you file a construction accident lawsuit over your injuries to help cover the cost of medical bills or other expenses. 

Contact An Attorney & Start Your Claim Today 

Workers who were injured in construction site accidents or other workplace accidents in Texas may be eligible to file a lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. 

Our law firm, Hissey Mulderig & Friend, works on a strict contingency basis: you will never pay legal fees or other costs in order to talk with us about your case or file a lawsuit unless our attorneys are able to successfully recover damages in your case. 

For a free consultation or to start the process of filing your construction lawsuit today, contact our office by calling toll-free at 1-866-806-8117. You can also reach us by sending us a message using our free claims submission form, located at the top of this page.