Liability Issues in Orange County Building Industry
Any slip and fall lawyer will tell you that landlords or other property owners have a responsibility to keep their premises safe, but another area that bears looking at is construction. Indeed in recent years we’ve seen a few spectacular crane accidents in New York City and elsewhere. News reports from around the country claim that construction accidents appear to be on the rise.
Slip and fall on rise in construction
One of the largest slip and fall settlements in the construction industry occurred when a construction worker fell from a ladder at a construction site. His injury lawyers were able to prove that his behavioral and mental issues after the accident were in fact a result of that accident and he was awarded $11.1 million.
With construction continuing at a brisk pace in Orange County, safety issues are a big concern. Irvine is home to one large project: a health sciences complex at U.C. Irvine has begun and is scheduled for completion in 2022. The cost will be $134 million. We can imagine the amount of materials needed for such a massive project as well as cranes and scaffolding. Without a proper eye on safety each of these areas as well as others holds the potential for accidents, slips, trips, falls and other injuries.
Orange County Slip and Fall Attorney
With the potential for injury in the building industry, specifically in Orange County, construction companies must look to the safety of their workers. Costs and timeframes must always take second place to the lives of those engaged in construction. No matter how significant the project, human lives always come first. That is reflected in personal injury settlements like the one mentioned above, since the cost of a human life is really incalculable. However, oftentimes companies will refuse to remunerate those who are injured on the job and it takes the efforts of a capable slip and fall lawyer to make sure that justice is served. Sometimes the larger the building project, the less the focus on those actually doing the building. We have to remember that no matter how grand a building, each rivet, nail or screw was put in place by a human being. Each is an individual with intrinsic worth and that worth should be protected. When it isn’t that is the time for the trip and fall attorney to step up and speak for those injured, in court or to the insurance companies.
If you have suffered a construction-related injury due to faulty materials, equipment or working conditions and need a strong legal voice to protect your rights, please call Kyle Scott Law in Tustin, CA. 714-544-1460.