Heavy machinery injuries and causes | Victory Law Group, California Attorney

There are obviously inherent dangers when one works with heavy machinery, however, if safety standard are followed properly these incidents can be prevented. Negligence and human error are usually the cause of these types of accidents.

There are many types of heavy machinery accidents, including:

Cranes
Bulldozers
Backhoes
Excavators
Graders
Track skidders
Haulers
Skid steer loaders
Forklifts
Pavers
Dump and grapple trucks
Trenchers
Pipelayers

Depending on the events surrounding your heavy machinery accident, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits and/or damages from a third party liability lawsuit. Common causes of heavy machinery accidents are:

A worker makes a crucial mistake due to lack of training, on-the-job experience, and/or concentration.
A supervisor or another person in a position of authority instructs employees to take dangerous actions, causing the accident.

The worksite is a dangerous environment with issues such as incomplete structures and unstable ground.

The machinery is defectively designed or manufactured, and suffers a critical breakdown.
Contact Victory Law Group and let us get started on your heavy machinery claim. We will work with forensic investigators, medical experts, accident reconstruction specialists, and other relevant professionals to get you the maximum compensation for your claim. We are a contingency law firm so no payment is due until you receive a favorable outcome.