Construction Accidents

The workers’ compensation question

People search whether they can sue their own employer. In Pennsylvania a job injury is often a workers’ compensation claim, and a lawsuit against the employer is limited. The search that still matters is the third-party claim: another contractor, a property owner, or a tool manufacturer. Those can sit next to the compensation claim.

Send the job site, the contractor if you know it, the date, and whether a workers’ compensation claim has been opened. Say if you were a direct employee or a subcontractor.

Falls and equipment

Scaffold falls, trench collapses, and power-tool injuries are the specific searches. An OSHA visit is something people mention. It is not required to start a referral.

Nothing on this page is a prediction of what a case is worth, and it is not legal advice. A message asks the desk to review the facts and refer them.

What to send

Injuries on a construction site. Say the contractor if you know it, and whether a workers' compensation claim has been opened.

The useful first facts are the place, the date, the court if there is one, and what happened. Records can wait until a lawyer asks for them.

How a referral works

A message asks the desk to read the facts and refer them to a lawyer who handles this work. It does not hire that lawyer, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

The lawyer who receives the introduction decides whether to take the matter and talks with you about deadlines and fees.

Related injury cases

• Personal Injury — Injuries caused by someone else
• Slip and Fall — Falls in stores, on sidewalks, and on property
• Dog Bites — Bites and animal attacks
• Wrongful Death — A death caused by someone else
• Brain Injury — Head injuries after a crash or a fall
• Spinal Cord Injury — Back and neck injuries
• Premises Liability — Unsafe property
• Product Liability — A product that failed
• Sexual Assault — A referral for what happened