1. Legal Options for Injured Construction Workers

2. A construction site is a dangerous place to work.
When a worker gets injured on the job, he or she has three basic legal options:

3. Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Under the Workers’ Compensation claim process, an injured worker can recover compensation for losses caused by their injuries.
This claim typically requests compensation for medical expenses, lost wages and partial or permanent disability.

4. Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit
If the injury was due to the negligence of any of the people involved in the construction project, such as general contractors, property owners, sub-contractors, etc., the worker may recover compensation by filing a personal injury lawsuit against them.

5. The injured worker must prove that:
the defendant had a duty to provide safe working conditions for the worker
the defendant failed to meet that duty
the negligence of that duty caused injury

6. Product Liability Lawsuit
If the injury was due to a defective piece of equipment or material, the designer, manufacturer or seller of that equipment may be held liable.

7. To recover compensation for injuries, the injured worker must file a product liability claim and prove that:
the equipment was unreasonably dangerous
the equipment was being used in the manner intended
the defect caused harm to him or her

8. At the Construction Accident Law Resource, our construction accident attorneys are experienced and knowledgeable.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, our construction accident attorneys will thoroughly investigate your claim and guide you through the entire legal process.

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