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_______________________________________________________________ Texas
Construction Site Accident Lawsuits, Fatal Construction
Accident Lawsuits, and
Construction Equipment Accident Lawsuits
by Texas Construction Accident and Defective Construction
Equipment Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
As
a Texas Construction Accident Lawyer,
Jason Coomer handles and
investigates a variety of
construction accident lawsuits,
construction
equipment accident lawsuits, and
fatal work place
accident lawsuits including
fatal fall lawsuits,
electrocution lawsuits,
misuse of crane and
crane collapse lawsuits, falling object
and lost load lawsuits,
excavator accident lawsuits, trench box
lawsuits, bull dozer lawsuits, forklift lawsuits and other construction negligence
claims that have resulted in
serious injuries and death.
If you have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one
through an excavator accident, crane accident, trench accident, or other construction
site accident,
feel free to
send an e-mail to Texas Construction Accident Lawyer, Jason Coomer
with your name, date of accident, location of accident,
nature of the injuries or loss, and name of the potential
defendant or contact us
through our online submission form. Texas
Fatal and Serious Injury Construction Site Accident Lawyer
Construction site accidents can cause
serious injuries or even death. In working with heavy
equipment and construction materials, it is extremely
important to have safety policies in place that encourage
safe use of construction equipment, safe job site
organization, proper safety training of workers, secure
storage of construction materials, and regular safety
meetings to make sure that construction workers are kept
safe. Unfortunately, many construction companies
begin to cut corners on construction site safety
and the result is a serious construction accident resulting
in an on the job fatal accident or an on the job serious
injury. Texas
Construction Accidents in the News
Unfortunately, construction accidents and
fatal construction accidents are more common than would be
expected. Many Texas construction workers have been
seriously injured or lost their lives as a result of
defective construction equipment, defective scaffolding,
improper safety policies, and careless construction
contractors. Below are some recent news stories
regarding construction accidents that have occurred.
Construction worker dies in 300-foot plunge in Dallas
7/31/2009 7:45 AM
By: Associated Press
"DALLAS -- A construction worker fell 23
stories to his death Thursday after the scaffolding on which
he worked gave way. The fatal plunge happened at the
Saint Ann Court high-rise office building project. Witnesses
said the man was installing hardware on the facade of the
23rd floor of the 26-story, 333-foot structure when he took
the fatal plunge about 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Dallas fire-rescue spokesman Jason Evans
told KDFW-TV of Dallas and Fort Worth reports that the
35-year-old man was the only one on the scaffold. His
identity hasn't been released. Evans hasn't returned a page
from The Associated Press. U.S. Occupational Safety
and Health Administration is investigating."
At least one injured in crane accident
Updated: 2/23/2010 12:48 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
"A man was trapped for about half an hour
when the large drilling rig he was operating toppled over at
a construction site just after 8 a.m. Tuesday. The rig
fell in a parking lot of a Home Depot on 51st Street, just
east of I-35. The vehicle hit a tractor trailer next to it,
and pinned the operator in the cab."
"The man was extracted and taken to the
hospital with non-life threatening injuries, authorities
say. The construction is part of an ongoing project to
run utility lines under the interstate. The eastbound
lane of 51st is back open, and the Home Depot store's hours
were not affected by the accident. Authorities are
investigating the scene to find out exactly how the accident
occurred."
Man dies in water tower construction accident in Arlington
02:53 PM CDT on Wednesday, May 6, 2009
By ERIC AASEN / The Dallas Morning News
eaasen@dallasnews.com
"A construction worker died this morning
after a trench wall collapsed at a water tower construction
site in Arlington. Arlington Fire Department responds
to a scene where a worker was killed in a trench cave-in in
central Arlington. He was identified as Rob Harrell,
34, of Grand Prairie. The trench collapse was reported
just after 7:40 a.m. near the intersection of Arkansas Lane
and Ozark Drive, about two miles southeast of the University
of Texas at Arlington. Harrell was in a 10-foot trench
trying to connect power to a new water tower, said Alan
Kassen, an assistant chief of the Arlington Fire Department.
After the collapse, Harrell was partially covered in dirt.
Arlington officials said there was no evidence of trench
shoring when emergency workers arrived."
Construction companies cited for violations in 3 deaths
12/16/2009 4:34 PM By: News 8 Austin Staff
"Four construction companies face
citations for safety violations in the June construction
accident that left three dead. On June 10, Wilson Joel
Irias Cerritos, Raudel Ramirez Camacho and Jesus Angel Lopez
Perez fell 11 stories after the scaffolding broke at a
construction site, located on Rio Grande and 21st streets.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration is proposing the penalties, which
total $159,600."
"If scaffolding parts had been inspected
and replaced or repaired as needed, it is possible that this
tragic accident and loss of life could have been avoided,"
Eric Harbin, OSHA's area director in Austin, said in a
statement.
According to OSHA, general contractor
Andres Construction Services LLC and three other companies
face multiple citations, ranging from failing to provide
adequate training to failing to inspect and maintain
scaffolds.
Margate, Fla.-based Capoera Construction
LLC was cited with three serious violations, including
failing to develop and implement a safety and health
program, and failing to provide a competent person to
inspect the scaffold prior to use,according to OSHA. Those
penalties total $36,400."
A "willful violation" is one committed
with intentional, knowing or voluntary disregard for the
law's requirements, or with plain indifference to employee
safety and health.
A "serious violation" is one that could
cause death or physical harm that can result from a hazard
an employer knew or should have known exists and a repeat
violation is issued when an employer previously was cited
for the same or similar hazard within the last three years.
SOURCE: OSHA
OSHA cited the owner and installer of the
scaffolding system, Mast Climber Manufacturing Inc., doing
business as American Mast Climbers, with eight serious
violations, including "willful citation for not having
scaffolds designed by a qualified person and constructing
and loading the scaffold in accordance with that design,"
according to OSHA. Those proposed penalties total $86,800.
Andres Construction, the general
contractor, and Greater Metroplex Interiors Inc., the prime
contractor for the building exterior, were each cited with
"four serious violations for failing to have scaffolding and
its components inspected by a competent person, failing to
provide adequate fall protection systems on scaffolds, and
failing to train employees on the use of scaffolding
systems."
Proposed penalties for Andres
Construction Services total $14,000 and proposed penalties
for Greater Metroplex Interiors total $22,400, according to
OSHA."
Construction worker pinned by a crane is killed on the
Throgs Neck Bridge
BY Oren Yaniv, Kerry Wills and Wil Cruz
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Updated Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 3:39 PM
Related News
"A worker manning a small crane on the
Throgs Neck Bridge was killed Tuesday when a boom snapped
off and crushed him, cops said. William Barnes, 48, was
standing next to the crane and operating the hydraulic boom
when 8 feet of steel gave way and crashed on his head."
"He was controlling the boom on the side
of the truck and for some reason, the boom fell," said FDNY
Battalion Chief Joe Downey. "It was pinned right behind his
head and his neck."
Barnes, of Port Washington, L.I., died at
the scene on the Queens side of the span. The Occupational
Safety and Health Administration is investigating the 10:25
a.m. accident. Barnes, an electrician who leaves a wife,
Maritone, and a son, William, 11, was remembered as a great
family man. "What can I say? I'm shocked," said brother
Chris Barnes. "He was a great guy. Great husband, father,
brother."
Barnes worked for Rockland County-based
Tri-State Electric Contracting, a subcontractor for the $97
million reconstruction of the bridge roadway. "We're all
very upset over this," said company President Joe Donato.
"Our heart goes out to the family."
MTA Bridges and Tunnels closed a
Bronx-bound lane of the bridge for two hours, snarling
traffic on the busy artery. Barnes' neighbor Steve Blagucci,
a plumber, said Barnes loved his job. "He'd talk about the
bridge. He loved it on the water, high up in the air,"
Blagucci said.
Texas Crane Accident,
Excavator Accident and Trench Accident Lawyer
As a Texas Construction Equipment Accident Lawyer,
Jason Coomer, has seen untrained, overworked, and careless
Crane, Excavator, Dump Truck, and other Heavy Equipment Operators injure workers through the misuse of
construction equipment including cranes, excavators,
bulldozers, cherry pickers, cement mixers, and backhoes.
Cranes, excavators and backhoes can be used to dig trenches
or move heavy objects.
Trenches are important in construction because utility pipes
and wires sometimes need to be buried. However, trenches can often be dangerous
as they can collapse causing serious injury or death.
To prevent trench collapse, a trench box can be put into the
trench to keep it from collapsing. Misuse of a
trench box however can cause serious injury or even death of
workers.
As such, Texas Construction Equipment
Accident Lawyer fights for the rights of injured individuals
and the families of
people that have been wrongfully killed after a construction accident.
Whether a construction worker is injured by a hazardous trap, dangerous defect,
careless actions, or the
negligence of another, individuals often need assistance
from a Texas Construction Equipment Accident Lawyer in
dealing with and seeking money compensation from insurance
companies and large corporations for the damages that they
have suffered.
If you have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one
through a excavator accident,
feel free to
send an e-mail to Texas Excavator Accident Lawyer, Jason Coomer
with your name, date of accident, location of accident,
nature of the injuries or loss, and name of the potential
defendant
Texas
Fatal and Serious Injury Trench Accident Lawyer
Utility workers, road construction crews,
and sewer/waterline construction workers can be subject to
dangerous trench collapse injuries that other construction
workers at ground level are often able to avoid.
Construction accidents that occur during the ground
excavation process of a project often include digging into
wet, unsupported dirt that can mean disaster. A serious
trench wall collapse can result in burying a worker under
several tons of dirt, rocks, construction material and
equipment. Trench wall collapses and falling construction
walls have been responsible for some of the deadliest
construction accidents in our nation's history. Catastrophic
injuries such as crushed bones and fractures, severe
disfigurement and
traumatic brain injuries are often the result.
Even if trench boxes are used,
incorrectly used or installed trench boxes can cause
hazardous conditions for sewer and utility works resulting
in catastrophic injuries or even death. As a Texas
Trench Accident Attorney and Construction Equipment Accident Lawyer,
Jason Coomer has fought for the rights of injured individuals
and the families of
people that have been wrongfully killed after a
construction accident.
Whether a construction worker is injured by a hazardous trap, dangerous defect,
careless actions, or the
negligence of another, individuals often need assistance
from a Texas Construction Accident Lawyer in
dealing with and seeking money compensation from insurance
companies and large corporations for the damages that they
have suffered.
In being a Texas Construction Accident attorney, Jason
Coomer has been fortunate
enough to represent and recover money compensation for
construction workers that
have been injured by negligent co-workers, construction
companies, and subcontractors. Helping injured workers
recover money compensation for millions of dollars in
damages including
tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, tens of thousands of
dollars in lost wages, and hundreds of thousands of dollars
in future lost wages, impairment, disfigurement, and future
medical is what being a Texas construction accident lawyer is about.
The compensation has helped individuals go back to school to
begin new careers and families to hold onto their homes. Knowing
that he has made a difference in people's lives is very
rewarding and makes the time battling insurance companies
and big businesses,
researching law, reading medical records, deposing experts
and negligent actors, working with clients, and tabulating
damages worth while.
Texas
Bulldozer Accidents and Safety Regulations
Bulldozers are another type of
construction equipment that can cause serious construction
accidents. A bulldozer is a crawler (caterpillar
tracked tractor), equipped with a substantial metal plate
(known as a blade), used to push large quantities of soil,
sand, rubble, etc, during construction work. The term
"bulldozer" is often used to mean any heavy engineering
vehicle, but precisely, the term refers only to a tractor
(usually tracked) fitted with a dozer blade. The
bulldozer is an extremely powerful machine that should only
be used in compliance with safety instructions and
procedures. When the appropriate precautions are ignored, or
when the bulldozer is defective in its design or
manufacture, or the blade in not correctly installed serious
injuries or death can result.
Texas
Backhoe Accidents and Safety Regulations
Backhoes are another type of construction
equipment that cause serious construction accidents.
The backhoe is tractor with a long arm on the end for
digging and excavating piles of dirt or other materials. It
is an extremely powerful machine that should only be used in
compliance with safety instructions and procedures. When the
appropriate precautions are ignored, or when the backhoe is
defective in its design or manufacture, serious injuries or
death can result.
Backhoes consist of a digging scoop at
the end of an arm (also called stick or dipper) and are used
for excavating and moving material such as rocks or dirt.
The most common forms of backhoe accidents involve people
being struck by the digging bucket or by the machine itself.
In addition, backhoe accidents can be caused by rollovers,
electrocutions, and sliding into ditches or trenches.
If you have been seriously injured or have lost a loved
through a construction accident,
feel free to
contact Texas Construction Accident Lawyer, Jason Coomer with your name, date of accident, location of
accident, nature of the injuries or loss, and name of the
potential defendant for a free review
of your potential claim. Texas
Fatal and Serious Injury
Construction Site Accident, Construction Worker Accident, and
Heavy Equipment Accident Lawsuits
As an
Austin, Texas Construction
Equipment Accident Lawyer,
Houston Backhoe Accident Lawyer, and San Antonio
Crane Accident Lawyer, Jason Coomer has worked on a wide variety of cases
and has had the opportunity to work
with and against some excellent lawyers including Dallas
Fatal Construction Accident Lawyers, Houston
Bulldozer Accident Lawyers,
San Antonio Electrocution Accident Lawyers, and Austin
Workplace Accident Lawyers. Assembling
litigation teams of Texas Construction Site Accident Lawyers for the large case and building
multimedia presentations for mediation, arbitration,
hearings, and trial can be time consuming, but when you are
dealing with someone's life and the devastation that can be
caused by a serious injury or loss of a loved one, the
effort is worth it. Individualized attention to a
Texas Construction Site Accident Claim
is extremely important. Make sure that you have a
Texas Personal Injury Attorney that knows your name and is familiar with your
construction accident claim as well as your wants and needs.
If you have been seriously injured or
have lost a loved one through the wrongful actions of
another,
feel
free to contact Texas Construction Accident Lawyer, Jason Coomer, with your name, date of accident,
location of accident, nature of the injuries or loss, and
name of the potential defendant for a
free online review of your potential claim.
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