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Causes of Construction Site Injuries
Site management is crucial, as an unsafe workplace can lead to serious bodily injury.
FLUSHING, NY, October 06, 2011 /Law and Legal PR News/ -- Construction sites can be a dangerous place for anyone. Any construction worker will admit that safety is always an issue in this profession. Construction workers driving large vehicles and working with heavy machinery are at a high risk if injury. Site management is crucial, as an unsafe workplace can lead to serious bodily injury. Common causes of construction site injuries include:
1) Violation of Safety Regulations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provide the safety guidelines that are to be followed on the construction site. This is meant to protect workers against construction accidents injuries. However, safety is often sacrificed for profit. Violations are the liability of the employer, the site, or the contractor depending on the specific violation.
2) Failure to "Come up to Code"
Failure to abide by current building codes includes the use of defective materials, faulty bindings or designs, and inadequate inspections that can lead to structural accidents. The collapse of walls, floors and roofs can all cause serious injuries to construction workers.
3) Improper Safety Equipment
Without the right safety equipment, the chances of injury on the job greatly increases. Imagine trying to weld together two steel beams with latex gloves on; an injury waiting to happen.
4) Improperly Maintained Construction Equipment
Accidents can occur when equipment, poorly stored, falls on a worker. Another example is of a worker unaware of a tool that is still powered on.
5) Outdated construction Equipment
Due to the nature of the construction business, equipment must be kept current. Cutting costs by keeping equipment can increase the risk of bodily harm to workers unnecessarily.
6) Improper Signage
This is a huge concern on any construction site. Proper signage ensures direction for workers and warns of specific dangers in different areas of the construction site.
7) Lack of Safety Training
Without proper safety training, workers may not know the dangers they face when working with certain materials or equipment. With these dangers unknown, less precaution is taken and injuries are bound to take place.
8) Lack of Oversight
We all forget to do something we should have at some time or another. Whether it is turning off the lights when you leave the house or leaving the door unlocked. On construction sites, failing to notice something or to perform an action when needed can get you or someone else hurt.
9) Lack of Inspection
In construction, every stage of the building process is built upon by the previous stage. When previous construction is not checked before beginning or stepping on a new piece of construction, injuries can happen.
10) Improperly Handled Substances
The construction site is filled with potentially dangerous chemicals and substances that should be handled with care and precaution. Substances like quick drying cement or molten steel can cause serious bodily injuries of not handled properly.
While your employer's workers' compensation coverage will reimburse an injured worker on a construction site for medical bills, lost wages and some other benefits, the worker may also have a third party case against some entity other than his employer or co-worker. As important as it is to contact a workers' compensation attorney, it is every bit as important to contact a personal injury attorney experienced in handling third party liability cases as well. Determining if a third party is responsible under the law requires expertise and intimate knowledge of the law involved.
Orlow, Orlow & Orlow are New York Personal Injury Lawyers located at 7118 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: 212-203-4053
http://www.orlowlaw.com
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