Construction Site Injury Cases

Injured Construction WorkerIt’s a typical day at the job site, and you and the rest of the crew are working hard to meet a deadline. Amid the roar of equipment, you don’t hear a co-worker yell, “Watch out!” The next thing you know, you have fallen though an unguarded hole and are lying on your back, in agonizing pain.

You’ve been injured on the construction site before, but this time something is different and you know it’s bad. Times have been tight lately, and even before the ambulance arrives, your thoughts turn to concerns about how you’ll pay your medical bills and take care of your family.

Construction sites are filled with opportunities for injury

With power tools, heavy equipment and potentially hazardous conditions around every corner, a construction site is filled with opportunities for personal injury. Construction workers are carrying heavy materials and may be using power tools without the appropriate safety equipment.

Construction materials strewn about can create a chaotic scene where construction site slips, trips and falls occur all too frequently, and loud machinery can prevent construction workers from hearing shouted warnings. Given the nature of a typical construction site, Construction Workerit’s not surprising then that most fatalities in the private sector occur in the construction trade.

If you have a construction site injury,
contact a personal injury attorney

For people who work with their hands, a construction site injury can be especially devastating, in that there is not only pain and suffering but also an inability to return to the construction site. This can put additional strain on a family’s finances if the person injured at the construction site is the main breadwinner.

If you have been injured at a construction site, it is important to contact a personal injury attorney who will make sure that your personal injury insurance claim is handled appropriately so that you can focus on recovering from your construction site injury as quickly as possible.

The staff at the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff is friendly and accessible

When you contact the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff, you won’t be placed on hold or directed to leave a message with an automated system. Our professional staff will put you at ease and answer any questions you may have regarding your construction site injury case.

Former construction site injury clients tell us they were pleased with how friendly and accessible the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff are — nothing like the slick personal injury lawyers portrayed on television. Plus, you don’t have to pay any money upfront. Payment is due only when your construction site injury case is resolved.

Get the settlement to which you are entitled

Hiring a personal injury attorney means you can leave all of the insurance company headaches to professionals who know how to deal with the insurance company representatives. Personal injury attorney, Loren Etengoff will stand up for your best interests to ensure you are being treated fairly and within your rights. Once your treatment is complete, the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff will negotiate with the insurance companies to get you the construction site injury settlement to which you are entitled.

Consult an attorney within a few of weeks of the construction site injury

Construction site injury victims may be tempted to hold off on hiring a personal injury attorney if the insurance company is being nice. You may decide to wait until you are finished with your medical treatments to see what the insurance company offers as a construction site injury settlement, thinking you will hire a personal injury attorney if you don’t like the settlement offer. The problem with this approach is that too often construction site injury victims complicate their personal injury case during that time.

Construction Site Injury Example

For example, you may see a doctor who was recommended by the insurance company. The recommended doctor issues a poor report which compromises your construction site injury case.

Loren Etengoff can help you sidestep such pitfalls that can negatively affect your construction site injury settlement. Plus, the contingency fee is the same, regardless of when you engage personal injury lawyer Loren Etengoff. Therefore, it is in your best interest to let the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff handle the case from the beginning, so that you can focus on getting well, and we can focus on getting you the best construction site injury settlement.

Contact the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff

Contact the Law Offices of Loren Etengoff today for a free consultation on your construction site injury. It will be reviewed immediately to determine if you have a personal injury case.


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