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A construction accident refers to any accident that takes place on a construction site. Although the injured party in a construction accident is usually the construction worker - more than 1,000 each year - bystanders may also be involved.
Construction accident cases determine the negligent party. Safety engineers must work with construction companies on inspecting each construction site to make sure safety measures are in place. Contractors and subcontractors are required to fulfill safety requirements and coordinate job safety and employee compliance with safety regulations. However, often construction accidents occur because one or more of these safety precautions are not up to par. When construction accidents do occur, the owners and architects can be held accountable, depending on what safety measures were inadequate.
In construction accident cases, a third party, such as a manufacturer of construction equipment can be held responsible for the accident. These construction accident cases seek to prove third party negligence, which exists when those responsible for designing and maintaining safe products fail to meet safety standards, thus producing faulty or dangerous construction materials. Examples of defective products include: scaffolding, cranes, tools, ladders, bulldozers, forklifts, gas detectors and other types of construction equipment.
Other third parties in construction accident cases include the subcontractors and the contractors who are often contractually responsible for supervising the site and ensuring employees follow all safety requirements.
The outcome of construction accident cases usually consists of the injured party receiving workers'' compensation payments to accommodate for time off work due to injury. By law, the Workers'' Compensation Act, injured workers are required to receive a percentage of their weekly salary to cover for disability as well as coverage of medical expenses related to the injury. In cases of severe injury, workers'' compensation may not be enough to cover the severity of the construction accident. It is in such cases when a personal injury or construction accident lawyer can help ascertain a responsible third party and assist in a suitable outcome for the specific construction accident case.
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