Workplace Injury Lawyer Houston, TX
Workplace Injury Lawyer Houston, TX 
Our Houston, TX Lawyer Can Recover Your Workplace Injury Damages
If you suffered a workplace injury that may require costly medical treatment, contact our Houston, TX lawyer to learn if we may be able to obtain more benefits for you than workers compensation offers. This is a common scenario in the construction industry as accidents tend to be very serious and all too often fatal. If it was your loved one who was fatally injured in a construction accident in Houston, TX, call our injury lawyer as you may be eligible to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
Common Types of Construction Site Injuries
Regardless of how you were injured at a construction site, our injury lawyer in Houston, TX can analyze your circumstances to determine how best to recover your damages. There are almost an endless number of scenarios possible in which a construction worker may sustain a catastrophic or fatal injury. Here are some of the most common examples of construction site accidents:
- Structural collapse. When a building or scaffolding collapses, workers who are on, below, or nearby may be crushed to death or lose limbs. Structural collapses may occur because they were constructed incorrectly, subpar materials were used to build it, or heavy machinery vehicle may drive into it.
- Trip or slip and fall accident. Construction sites are notorious for having piles of building equipment and materials stacked in odd places which by necessity move constantly as they are used or replenished. As a result, when a construction worker is carrying equipment and has a limited field of vision, it is easy for them to trip on these piles and fall to the ground, possibly onto sharp objects. Another common scenario is when an unfinished floor has a slippery surface and a worker slips on it.
- Electrocution. Because construction sites often contain unfinished electrical connections, junction boxes, improperly grounded power tools, and other hazards, electrocution is not uncommon among workers. Depending on the amount of voltage involved, and if the individual has a diagnosed or undiagnosed heart condition, the exposed construction worker can be seriously injured or killed. A previous condition such as a heart issue does not exempt the construction worker from being eligible to collect benefits for their work injury.
- Defective or malfunctioning equipment. Power tools, stationary machinery, vehicles, scaffolding, or other equipment must be properly maintained and repaired as necessary. Should the employer or contractor fail in this responsibility, a construction worker may be at great risk for getting hurt and too many are injured in this way.
- Crushed by equipment or material. When a construction worker is on scaffolding, they have very little room to maneuver should materials or debris fall from above. Other deadly scenarios include being crushed between construction vehicles, hit by a construction vehicle, or walking across a job site when material drops onto them. Our construction accident lawyer in Houston, TX is familiar with all of these scenarios.
Our workplace injury lawyer in Houston, TX at John K. Zaid & Associates is available for a free consultation for construction workers and their families after they sustain a serious or fatal injury—call us today.
