Construction Worker Injuries

In addition to being eligible for Workers’ compensation, construction workers might be able to file a civil lawsuit for product liability or negligence.
Construction workers frequently undertake highly dangerous jobs that involve working at height, using heavy machinery, equipment, and tools, working on scaffolding, or in trenches below ground. Even though you may be working in or with hazardous buildings and tools etc you still have the legal right to be protected in your place of work. The construction site has to be safe, and every single member of the construction team should be protected from injuries and unnecessary risks.
If you have suffered an injury whilst working on a construction site you may be able to make a claim.
Making a Workers' Compensation Claim
If you have been injured while you were working on a construction site you may be eligible for workers’ compensation. Although the amount of benefit that you may receive could depend on the state you work in you should be aware that:
You will not have to prove that someone else caused your injury or had acted in a negligent manner.
You have to prove that you sustained injuries and that they occurred while you were employed and at work.
Every employer has to have workers’ compensation insurance.

What will the compensation pay for?

Workers’ compensation is likely to pay for loss of earnings, medical bills, and any partial or permanent disability. Workers’ compensation is limited in this respect as claiming it will not allow you to take your employer to court. This means that you cannot try to prove that your employer caused your injuries, and you cannot pursue ‘Pain and suffering’ damages.

Workers’ Compensation and Civil Lawsuits

You may be able to claim for damages against someone else or a company in addition to receiving workers’ compensation. However, your claim may depend on your injuries and the circumstances that surround them, and the state that you live in.
It is likely that you will work with different vendors and subcontractors fairly frequently, and there are usually a lot of people at work on a construction site. In addition to this suppliers, architects and engineers may not physically work on the site, but they can have a role to play in injuries that have been sustained there. If you have been injured whilst working on a construction site you may be able to claim if you think someone else's negligence caused your injuries. You may also be able to claim against their employer.

Taking People to Court
If you were injured while working on a construction site you may be able to take the responsible party or parties to court so you can file a lawsuit against them. To win your lawsuit you will need to prove:

Another person had a duty to act in a safe and reasonable manner with regards to your safety.
This person failed to keep you safe, in other words, they were negligent.
You sustained injuries as a result.

How Negligence can Occur on a Construction Site

Another person may be found negligent due to a wide variety of circumstances that may take place, some of these circumstances could include:
Driving in a reckless manner that led to your accident
Electric shocks that were sustained when using faulty equipment
Falling from improperly erected scaffolding
Improperly built or secured trench barriers
Repetitive motion injuries
Safety equipment that had been poorly designed or manufactured
Toxic or hazardous chemical spills or leaks due to bad decisions or faulty equipment

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