You need an effective construction worker injuries lawyer on your side. In the Twin Cities east metro area, contact Baehman Fitzgerald, serving the St. Paul area today. Email our firm a description of your injury using this online form.
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As you know, there are many ways to get hurt while working in construction. You can fall or something can fall on you, sometimes from a great height. Machines and power tools fail. Vehicles crash into one another. Chemicals can poison or burn you. Cranes and scaffolds collapse. Even office workers for construction firms can fall from a ladder.
Employers may wish you well, but the expenses caused by construction accidents must come out of their pockets. So, an employer will resist paying you full freight for an injury you suffered while working. You will want to have an experienced workers’ comp lawyer to make sure you get the money you have coming to you.
Falls, especially from elevated heights, are one of the most dangerous accidents on construction sites. Construction workers need to have adequate protection from falls, such as safety harnesses, guardrails, safety nets and properly built scaffolding, when working at least six feet off the ground. Additionally, the equipment and protection items need to be inspected to make sure they are working properly.
When construction workers do not have these protections, catastrophic or fatal injuries may occur.
Falls in construction are most commonly from:
In addition, it is possible to fall into a trench in the ground.
Falls such as these can cause serious injuries, including:
These types of injuries may result in temporary or permanent injuries and disability. The worst injuries end in wrongful death.
If you or a family member suffered injuries from a fall on a Minnesota construction site, you will need a lawyer’s help to recover the workers’ compensation benefits you are entitled to receive.
This is especially important in cases of permanent disability or wrongful death. You and your family will need considerable compensation for your medical bills and lost wages if you cannot go back to work or you have lost a loved one.
If a negligent third party was involved in the accident, you may also be able to bring a separate personal injury lawsuit against them. These lawsuits provide additional damages as well as compensation for pain and suffering, which is not covered under Minnesota workers’ compensation.
The attorneys at Baehman Fitzgerald understand construction, and we know the objections employers will raise to paying for your recovery. We will seek compensation for you for your medical expenses, time away from work, and rehab and retraining, when those things are necessary.
Q. Minnesota workers’ compensation doesn’t always pay all the bills. Is there more I can do?
A: If other parties contributed to the accident, including third-party contractors, property owners or equipment manufacturers, it may be possible to file a personal injury claim against them to increase your total compensation. Talk to us about third-party compensation claims.
We can take your case beyond workers’ comp and connect you with Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, so you can live a decent life if you can no longer work.
You need an effective construction worker injuries lawyer on your side. In the Twin Cities east metro area, contact Baehman Fitzgerald, serving the St. Paul area today. Email our firm a description of your injury using this online form.
