Victims of California construction accidents may be able to file a personal injury claim against the person or entity responsible for the accident. Workers’ compensation benefits may not be enough to cover the cost of treating a serious accident-related injury, and victims injured through no fault of their own deserve Read more »
Information on personal injury law related to construction accidents and workplace accidents.
Filing a California Construction Accident Injury Claim
by San Diego Accident Lawyer January 13, 2012 » Add the first comment.
California Construction Accident Attorneys: What You Need to Know About Mesothelioma
by San Diego Accident Lawyer January 6, 2012 » Add the first comment.
Despite being a known carcinogen (substance or agent capable of causing cancer), asbestos is still widely used in the U.S. construction industry. Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring minerals known for their tensile strength, sound absorption, and resistance to heat, chemicals, and fire. These properties make asbestos ideal Read more »
Alabama Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Man Electrocuted By Power Lines
by San Diego Accident Lawyer October 17, 2011 » Add the first comment.
An Alabama jury awarded $1.5 million to a man who was electrocuted by power lines while working for a paving company in Sawyerville. Ronald McCarter, 52, was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving struck a power line on Alabama Highway 14. More than 7,600 volts of electricity Read more »
Repairman Seriously Injured Thursday in Power Saw Accident in Carlsbad
by San Diego Accident Lawyer July 15, 2009 » Add the first comment.
JULY 15, 2009 – A repairman was hospitalized with a severe laceration caused by a power saw, authorities said. The unidentified man called 911 on a cell phone about 1:20 p.m. and reported that he had accidently cut his right groin area while working at a home on Levante Street Read more »
Caltrans Subcontractor Struck by Car Alongside Highway Friday in El Cajon
by San Diego Accident Lawyer June 21, 2009 » Add the first comment.
JUNE 21, 2009 – A 41-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by an out-of-control car as he worked alongside Highway 125, authorities said. The victim was a subcontractor for Caltrans who was loading a message-board trailer onto his truck about 2:25 p.m., according to the California Highway Read more »
Scaffolding Company Found Responsible in Walkway Collapse
by JDC February 25, 2009
FEBRUARY 25, 2009 – After a five-month investigation, Cal-OSHA has determined that Paramount Scaffolding is responsible for the deadly walkway collapse on August 28th. The wooden walkway cover that collapsed was intended to protect pedestrians from construction being performed on the Studio 15 apartment complex at the intersection of Imperial Read more »
Man Killed in Accident At Local Landfill
by JDC February 9, 2009
One man is dead after an accident at a landfill in Kearny Mesa on February 6th. 42-year-old Lee Haleem was unloading a truck at the Miramar Recycling Center when his handcart forklift began to fall over. Mr. Haleem was unable to secure the cart and it tipped over, Read more »
Worker Killed in Accident at Hoover Dam Bridge Bypass Project
by San Diego Accident Lawyer November 25, 2008
NOVEMBER 25, 2008 – Sherman Jones, 48, of Las Vegas was killed in a construction accident Monday at the Hoover Dam bypass project. The Federal Highway Administration said that work has been suspended while the accident is investigated. The exact cause of Jones’ death has not been released. Officials Read more »
Orange County Man Dies From Fall While Installing Skylight in Rancho Santa Fe Barn
by JDC October 18, 2008
OCTOBER 18, 2008 — Frank Riggio, 52, of Orange County, died Friday while installing a skylight in a Rancho Santa Fe barn, the county medical examiner’s office has reported. Riggio was working at Buena Vista Farms, located at 6025 El Monte Video in Rancho Santa Fe. The accident occurred at Read more »
Worker Falls From San Pasqual Bridge
by JDC September 30, 2008
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 — According to a spokesman for the San Diego Fire Department, a man fell 15 feet from a bridge in the San Pasqual Valley near Ysabel Creek Road this morning at about 8 a.m. Copter 2 of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department flew to Bandy Canyon Road Read more »
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