Everything You Need To Know If You’ve Been Injured on a Construction Site in Colorado Springs
Construction sites are dangerous places to be, both in terms of work and for passers-by. Often times there’s not enough room kept for a safe perimeter, and a minor errors by the crew can result in serious accidents and major injuries to people walking through. Accidents related to construction sites can be devastating both to injured person and their family, resulting in debilitating injuries and even death.
If you’re hurt on a construction site, you may be eligible to collect workers’ compensation for the harm that you suffer. Learn your options after getting hurt at a construction site, and the ways in which having a Colorado personal injury lawyer at your side can help your case.
Types of Construction Accidents
There are a broad range of accidents that can happen on or around construction sites. From slips and falls to falling debris, the smallest mistake made by a construction worker can cause major injuries. Unfortunately, with so many opportunities, these accidents are all too common. Some of the most common involve:
Poor or Lack of Barricades
Pedestrians have to be kept at a safe distance from construction to protect them from the dangers of the site. If the barriers aren’t sufficient to keep people out, tragedy can result.
Lack of Warnings
The law also requires that construction sites be well marked with signage warning anyone who comes near of the dangers; without such signs, the company can be held liable for damages suffered.
Poorly-Maintained Equipment
If equipment isn’t properly inspected, secured and maintained, it can malfunction to the detriment of anyone nearby. From cranes to hooks to heavy loaders, vehicles and machinery pose a major danger to both workers and those who just pass by.
Improperly-Secured Tools
Falling tools are one of the most common causes of injuries on construction sites. A worker is up high and a hammer slips out of their hand, or they bump a drill, causing it to fall.
Damages for Getting Hurt on a Construction Site
Once you prove negligence, that the company failed to maintain their duty of care by not maintaining a safe and secure area for people to pass by, you may be entitled to collect a range of damages for your harm. These include compensation for your medical bills, for lost wages and future potential earnings, for damage to your quality of life and even for emotional trauma or pain and suffering.
Seeking Help from an Injury Lawyer
If you have been hurt at a construction site, your best bet to collect damages is to hire the services of a qualified Colorado injury lawyer. Construction companies are bonded and insured against these kinds of damages, but insurance companies don’t like to pay out and they have a playbook of tactics they’ll use to avoid it. Competent workers’ compensation attorneys are experienced at fighting back and getting justice for their clients.
At Heuser & Heuser, we have years of experience protecting people just like you. Don’t let an insurance company treat you like the aggressor rather than the person. Give us a call today and learn at no cost how we can help you get compensated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Know What My Case Is Worth?
There are a variety of things we look at when evaluating your case and determining its value. We look at how the accident occurred. We look at what sort of injuries you sustained. Do you have a permanent injury that will last the rest of your life? Are you going to have future medical bills? We look at lost wages. Did you lose your job? If you have permanent work restrictions as a result of the accident, you may not be able to find a job very easily in the future. These are some of the factors that we look at in evaluating a claim. Every case is unique and different. That’s why at our law firm, every case gets personal attention from the lawyer when it comes time to evaluate.
Why is it Important to Hire a Lawyer?
Insurance companies are in business for a reason: to make money. Anytime they are paying money on a claim, it means less money to their bottom line. They have literally hundreds of adjusters and hundreds of lawyers who are on their side trying to figure out how to prevent money from leaving their checkbooks. Quite frankly, you do need a lawyer to help you through this because your lawyer will make sure you’re properly compensated.
Do Cases Settle Without Going to Court?
Cases settle before going to trial 80 to 90 percent of the time. However, that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of work involved in getting a case settled outside of court. Sometimes you have to file a lawsuit and do a lot of what I call “legal maneuvering” to get a case settled. That means we take depositions from witnesses to the accident, from police officers, and from your doctors. But, yes, most cases will settle prior to trial.
Do You Get Good Results for Your Clients?
We do get good results for our clients. We have settled hundreds, if not thousands, of cases where we’ve had large settlements. We’ve had substantial verdicts. We go to the mat for our clients if necessary. We’ll appeal cases. We’ll do whatever it takes to make sure our client is taken care of.
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Gordon J. Heuser, Esq.
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Brennan D. Heuser, Esq.
Brennan Heuser is a Colorado Native who graduated from the University of Miami, Fl with…
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