Construction Accidents
The many risk factors that place construction workers in harm's way include exposure to heights, live electricity, power machinery and heavy objects. This dangerous environment is fraught with accidents that cause serious injuries every day.
We regularly meet construction workers who have suffered catastrophic injuries due to no fault of their own. In numerous circumstances, the negligence of employers and property owners, and their deliberate decisions to place savings over safety, tragically alter the lives of our clients and their families.
Helping You Recover from Serious Construction Injuries
The attorneys of Pocrass, Heimanson & Wolf, LLP have a sole focus – achieving justice for injured clients so they can get better. Construction-related injuries in which we have experience include:
- Burn Injuries
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Spinal, Cervical and Back Injuries
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
For one client, a cement mason who suffered traumatic back and psychological injuries while escaping the collapse of a four-million gallon digester tank, we went to court and secured a $3.3 million jury verdict. The damage award was 200 times higher than the best offer made by the defendant's insurance company.
For another client, a roofer who broke both of his legs after falling through a defective skylight, we were able to negotiate a $750,000 settlement as part of his recovery.
Demanding Accountability for Your Construction Related Injury
Understanding the full, long-term health and quality-of-life implications of an injury is one element of our representation of construction injury victims
We also determine who is responsible for the harm you have suffered. In the context of construction accidents, this can entail the complex task of holding multiple parties and owners responsible – including major corporations, manufacturers, insurers and municipal entities.
Thorough accident investigation requires deep resources, including a network of experts in engineering, construction industry standards and practices and knowledge of federal and state safety regulations.
The attorneys of Pocrass, Heimanson & Wolf assemble teams of leading specialists, including photographers and private investigators, who gain access to the accident site and are able to reconstruct the incident.
All of these findings go into how we present a compelling and comprehensive account of our client's traumatic injury. It's how we are able to help with your recovery - by seeking maximum compensation for your injury and demanding full accountability from the people and entities responsible.