Construction Accident
Stockton, California, Construction Accident Lawyers
Scaffolding Falls - Nail Gun - Falling Debris
Construction sites are inherently dangerous. Therefore, most construction workers are required to wear hard hats and other protective clothing. However, even with strict safety laws in place, thousands of serious injuries occur and lives are lost every year in construction site accidents. At Scott & Nichols , our construction site injury attorneys are committed to helping individuals and families in construction accident lawsuits.
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With the increase in the construction of residential homes, commercial buildings, and roads have come a significant increase in the number of construction accidents and resulting injuries. Many of these accidents result in catastrophic injuries, such as a spinal cord injury, severe burn or brain injury, or in wrongful death.
Some of the most common construction sites accidents include:
- Falls from ladders
- Falls from roofs
- Falls from scaffolding or scaffolding collapse accidents
- Falling material or debris
- Power line mishaps or electrocution or electrical burns
- Open trenches
- Nail gun accidents and puncture injuries
- Forklift accidents
- Delivery truck accidents
- Injuries to pedestrians
Often these accidents are caused by violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA). The California Supreme Court recently ruled that an OSHA violation can be used as evidence of negligence in construction site accident cases. Our California construction accident lawyers have significant experience litigating claims for construction site accident injuries.
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The construction injury attorneys at Scott & Nichols have over sixty years of combined legal experience and over twenty-five years of experience handling personal injury cases. If you are a construction worker or a pedestrian and have been injured in a construction site accident, please contact our construction site injury attorneys.
