Construction accidents are some of the more common personal injury cases we handle at Golitko & Daly. When one occurs, individuals are often faced with medical treatment costs, lost wages, and in worst cases, the inability to return back to normal activity. Our...
Month: March 2021
Construction Accident Damages and Ambulance Fees
Personal injuries on a construction site can result in overwhelming medical expenses and significant ongoing health issues. If you or a loved one has been involved in a construction accident, it is important to find a skilled lawyer to help you recover as much as...
Construction Accident Compensation for Medical Treatment
Every day, construction workers are surrounded by risky situations that can result in severe injuries. In the worst cases, construction accidents can be life threatening and result in death. Construction accidents are considered to be one of the most commonly reported...
Compensation for Prescription Drug Costs after Construction Accidents
Construction sites are full of hazards that include heavy machinery, toxic chemicals, and dangerous debris. While there are many safety regulations in place to protect those working on construction sites, accidents still occur. Construction accidents can result in...
Construction Injuries and Heatstroke: Hazards and Symptoms
Construction injuries and heatstroke are a major problem in the summer months. With summer comes the longest days of the year, therefore construction workers will be subject to sweltering heat from sunrise to sundown, all while covered from head to toe in heavy...
Saws Are a Leading Cause of Finger Amputation and Finger Injuries
Power saws are an essential tool at most construction sites, but they can lead to serious hand injuries, most commonly finger amputation or finger injuries. Finger amputation and finger injuries often result in medical costs and loss of work. In addition, they can...
Construction Injuries and Electricians
Construction sites are inherently dangerous for all construction workers, but they can be particularly dangerous for electricians. In addition to the usual array of construction accidents to which all construction workers are vulnerable, electricians are at heightened...
Avoiding Construction Accidents and Backover Injuries
When a dump truck, tractor-trailer, forklift, or another construction vehicle backs into somebody, it is termed a backover accident. The stories of construction accidents and backover injuries, as you may imagine, tell a tale of avoidable tragedy. Because of the size...
Construction Accidents and Crush Injuries
Most people go to work every day with a feeling of safety and security. Unfortunately, for many others, the job carries a degree of risk and danger. This is especially true of construction workers, who work in one of the fields with the highest number of work...
Construction Accidents and Lack of Harnesses
For construction workers, falls are the most common on-the-job hazard. In fact, according to the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA), falls accounted for 38.8 percent of construction fatalities in 2015 – the single biggest cause of construction worker...