Mesa Construction Accident Attorneys
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Mesa Construction Accident
When one hears of construction accidents, usually only the construction workers come to mind. However, injuries can be, and are, sustained by people who are just passing by a construction site or are visitors at the construction site. Every year, visitors and passersby to construction sites are seriously injured or killed. If you are a victim of a construction accident as a passerby or site visitor in Mesa, feel free to contact our Mesa construction injury lawyers. We will be happy to assist you with any questions you have about your legal options.
It is an established fact that the construction industry heads up the list of the most dangerous occupations year in and year out. Given the hectic and noisy pace inherent to construction sites, accidents are difficult to predict or prevent. Visitors and passersby to construction sites have a right to a safe and harm free environment, just as the workers do.
The manners in which site visitors and passerbys are injured are as varied as the injuries sustained by the workers themselves. A prime example is road construction. A road construction site is barricaded by the usual barricades and signs. Traffic is slowed to 45 mph and redirected to another lane. A car hits a misplaced safety sign, causing the sign to fly up in the air, penetrating the windshield of the car and injuring the driver. Other situations are less dramatic, perhaps, but just as deadly:
- A construction worker drops a drill from scaffolding, and it strikes a passerby, rendering the pedestrian unconscious with a serious head injury.
- A forklift driver cannot see around a stack of boxed merchandise in an aisle. As the driver maneuvers around the hazard, the forklift strikes an unseen visitor coming from the opposite direction.
- A pedestrian steps on a downed wire in a puddle at a construction site and is electrocuted.
Employers are also liable for personal injury damages if the construction site is maintained in such a state that it is unreasonably dangerous. Negligence can occur by lack of supervision, lack of providing safe equipment and other situations in which the employer should have taken reasonable steps to protect the workers, site visitors or passersby.
If you are a visitor to a Mesa construction site, or a construction site anywhere in Arizona, and you are injured while visiting or passing by the site, you may have reasonable cause to file a construction liability lawsuit. Please feel free to call our Mesa AZ construction accident lawyers at The Breyer Law Offices for a free evaluation.
