Injured workers have rights, but employers, insurance companies, and other liable parties do not always honor those rights. Our firm represents injured construction workers and people who develop work-related illnesses.
We seek compensation based on our client’s unique circumstances. You can prioritize your health by letting our Tampa construction accident lawyers protect your rights as a worker and fight for your financial recovery.
What Rights Do Construction Workers In Tampa Have?
Construction workers in Tampa have rights before they suffer injuries and after. Our personal injury attorneys work hard to protect those rights.
Though we often encounter construction workers after someone has violated their rights, we have a deep understanding of what construction workers deserve. We will protect your rights going forward and seek justice for any rights violations that have happened.
Construction Workers Have A Right to A Safe Workplace
Construction sites are inherently dangerous. The work in progress exposes workers to hazards, but some of these risks are preventable. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lists extensive guidelines to help employers promote safety on construction sites. These guidelines address:
- Constructing and maintaining scaffolding
- Preventing accidents around stairways and ladders
- Working safely in trenches
- Operating motor vehicles safely in a construction setting
- Avoiding electrical accidents on a construction site
Employers must take good faith measures to protect their workers.
Construction Workers Have A Right to Fair Compensation For Work-Related Injury And Illness
A construction worker who suffers injury or illness has a right to recover fair compensation. Whether a construction accident was the result of negligence or was unavoidable, the injured or sick party should get a fair financial recovery.
Ways of seeking compensation after a construction accident include:
- A workers’ compensation claim
- A third-party lawsuit
Our firm can advise you on how to seek compensation. We will lead whichever process you choose.
Damages An Injured Or Sick Construction Worker In Tampa Should Get Compensation For
Our firm aims for our construction accident clients to receive total compensation for their damages. We can seek money to cover:
- Your medical expenses: You should not have to pay for any of your medical expenses. Whether you suffered an acute injury, became ill, or suffered other health complications, medical care costs should not be a concern. Our firm will demand that insurers or other liable parties cover all your healthcare costs.
- Your pain and suffering: A construction accident may cause physical pain, emotional anguish, psychological distress, and other pain and suffering. We’ll also consider any sleep problems, clinical conditions (depression, anxiety, etc.), and other harm you’ve experienced.
- Lost income: Injuries and illness often prevent construction workers from earning their usual living. Our Tampa construction accident lawyer will seek replacement wages to relieve your financial pressure.
- Diminished earning power: If you eventually return to work but do not earn what you once did, you’ll have diminished earning power. We may get compensation to cover the difference between your past and current earning power.
- Disability-related expenses: If you suffered a disabling injury, you may need medical equipment, long-term care, a disability-friendly vehicle, and changes to your home. Our team will seek all the compensation you deserve for disabling injuries.
A construction accident in Tampa can be extremely costly, both financially and from a non-economic standpoint. Our attorneys have extensive experience valuing construction accidents. We’ll determine what your construction accident has cost you.
We Also Represent Non-Workers Injured Near Construction Sites
While construction workers get hurt most often on construction sites, worksite hazards sometimes affect non-workers. If you were on a construction site or near a construction site in Tampa and suffered an injury, we can represent you.
How Our Firm Seeks Justice For Injured And Sick Construction Workers In Tampa
Our legal team helps injured and sick construction accident victims by:
- Creating a strategy for seeking compensation: Different construction accident cases require a different approach. We will review your circumstances and determine whether an insurance claim or lawsuit is the right approach.
- Calculating accident-related losses: We will determine the exact monetary cost of your damages. This will ensure we seek the amount of compensation you need.
- Documenting losses: Our team will get all available documentation of your damages. If an insurance company or a liable third party contests your damages, we’ll have documentation to prove them wrong.
- Negotiating for a financial recovery: Our legal team will represent you in settlement negotiations. We fight for the entire financial recovery that construction workers (and others injured in construction accidents) deserve.
- Taking further legal action (if necessary): We have represented construction accident victims in court and can do the same for you.
We will create a personalized strategy and manage every feature of your claim or lawsuit in Tampa.
Hazards That Cause Harm To Construction Workers In Tampa
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that falls are the leading cause of injury and death in the construction industry. Specific reasons to pursue a workers’ compensation claim or construction accident lawsuit include:
- Items falling onto you
- Slip and fall accidents
- Trip and fall accidents
- Falls from heights
- Electrocution accidents
- Burns
- Accidents involving heavy machinery or other vehicles on the construction site
- Accidents involving projectile hazards
- Exposure to toxic substances
These are just a few examples of dangerous events that occur on construction sites.
Call The Law Offices Of Anidjar & Levine Today For A Free Consultation About A Construction Accident In Tampa
If you have suffered injuries, become ill, or lost a loved one in any circumstance related to a construction site, our Tampa construction accident attorneys can help. Our firm works on a contingency fee basis. This means you don’t pay us an upfront fee for our services. We receive payment only if we win your case, and our fee comes from your financial recovery—not your pocket.
We may face a deadline for filing your claim or lawsuit. Don’t wait to call, as missing the filing deadline could prevent you from seeking compensation. Call the Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine today for your free consultation.
