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Levin, Fishbein, Sedran and Berman

Practice Areas Auto Accidents Birth Injuries Catastrophic Injuries Construction Accidents Medical Malpractice Premises Liability Product Liability Train Accidents Wrongful Death

Construction Accidents

Each year, thousands of construction workers are either killed or injured in construction site accidents.

When these accidents occur, parties such as the owners, architects and equipment manufacturers may bear responsibility for your injuries. And because subcontractors are often involved in construction projects, third parties may also be responsible.

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Construction Accident Issues

Construction companies are required by law to inspect each worksite to ensure worker safety.

The contractor and all subcontractors must provide a reasonably safe work environment as well as warn workers of hazards that are inherent in the site and nature of the work. They must also take reasonably adequate steps to hire careful employees, coordinate job safety and supervise compliance with safety specifications.

Construction equipment manufacturers also have a responsibility to design and maintain safe products intended for use at the work site. This responsibility includes preventing the use of defective or unreasonably dangerous products. Products like (but not limited to) scaffolding, power tools, cranes, derricks, hoists, conveyors, woodworking tools, ladders, winches, trucks, graters, scrapers, tractors, bulldozers, forklifts, boilers, pressure vessels and gas detectors.

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Construction Accident-Related Links

Occupational Safety & Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov

Workers' Compensation Acronyms
http://www.prairielaw.com

Dealing with Medical Exams
http://www.prairielaw.com

OSHA Technical Links Pages
http://www.osha-slc.gov/doc/topics.html

AFL-CIO Safety and Health on the Job
http://www.aflcio.org/safety

The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
http://www.cpwr.com

George Washington University Medical Center, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health
http://www.gwu.edu/~crsph/projects/

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Construction Safety Council
http://www.buildsafe.org

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Construction Topics
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/cntopics.html

National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
http://wzsafety.tamu.edu

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Information disseminated on this web site is intended to be educational in nature and is not to be interpreted as legal advice. For a legal consultation, please contact The Abelson Law Firm at 1-888-797-4242.