Construction Accident Lawyers

The construction profession is naturally one of the most dangerous professions. Every year there are thousands of worker injuries and deaths due to construction site accidents. Construction injuries can be some of the most painful and intense. Additionally, with a long road to recovery, you and your loved ones may require significant compensation from those responsible. There might be a loss of income, medical costs, pain and suffering, and more. If you or a loved one suffer injury in a construction accident, contact the construction accident lawyers at Dunk Law Firm for a complimentary case consultation.

Out of 4,674 employee fatalities that took place nationwide recently, nearly 1,000 of them (or roughly 20%) took place in the construction industry. To put it another way, 1 in 5 job-related deaths annually occur on a construction site. These are scary statistics and they indicate a serious problem when it pertains to construction accident injuries and death.

The leading causes of employee fatalities in the construction industry are:

• slip and falls
• struck by object
• electrocution
• caught-in between

These common causes of construction accidents and injuries are called the Fatal Four. These causes are responsible for nearly 60% of worker deaths in the construction industry.

Additionally, while not on the list of four, work zone freeway accidents are also quite common. There are many safety campaigns to address this ongoing problem. In addition to criminal penalties, when a driver strikes a worker, there will generally be a civil case as well.