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Falls From Heights
Falls from scaffolds, ladders, roofs, elevated platforms, unfinished structures, and other heights can cause catastrophic trauma.
Dallas–Fort Worth Construction Accident Lawyer
Serious construction injuries
demand serious answers.
Construction sites combine heights, heavy machinery, moving vehicles, electrical hazards, tools, equipment, and multiple contractors in one dangerous environment.
The Piri Law Firm represents people throughout Dallas–Fort Worth after serious construction-site accidents caused by negligent companies, contractors, property owners, equipment failures, and other responsible parties.
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Direct Answer
Can I have a personal injury claim after a construction accident?
Potentially. Construction accidents can involve employers, general contractors, subcontractors, property owners, equipment manufacturers, drivers, and other companies. Depending on the facts, an injured person may have claims against one or more parties whose negligence or defective products caused or contributed to the accident.
Construction-Site Hazards
One jobsite can contain many different sources of serious injury.
Determining what happened requires examining the physical site, work being performed, equipment involved, contractor relationships, safety procedures, witness accounts, photographs, records, and other available evidence.
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Falling Objects
Tools, materials, debris, equipment, and unsecured loads can strike workers or visitors below.
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Heavy Equipment
Excavators, loaders, cranes, forklifts, lifts, and other machinery can cause crushing, impact, rollover, and caught-between injuries.
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Electrical Hazards
Exposed wiring, energized equipment, power lines, defective tools, and unsafe electrical practices can cause burns and severe injury.
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Structural Failures
Scaffolding, trenches, temporary structures, walls, floors, and other construction components can collapse when improperly designed or maintained.
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Vehicle Accidents
Delivery trucks, construction vehicles, forklifts, and other moving equipment create additional collision and pedestrian hazards on active sites.
Preserving Evidence
Construction sites can change quickly after an accident.
Equipment may be moved, debris removed, temporary structures changed, contractors leave the site, and surveillance footage can be overwritten. Early investigation can be especially important in a serious construction accident.
Photographs and video of the site
Witness and contractor information
Equipment and maintenance records
Safety documents and incident reports
Building The Case
Four questions help identify what happened and who may be responsible.
What caused the accident?
The investigation should identify the dangerous condition, unsafe act, equipment problem, structural failure, or other event that caused the injury.
Who controlled the work or hazard?
General contractors, subcontractors, property owners, vendors, equipment companies, and other parties may have different responsibilities on a jobsite.
What evidence still exists?
Photos, surveillance footage, equipment, inspection records, work orders, contracts, incident reports, and witnesses may help establish responsibility.
How serious are the injuries?
Medical records should document diagnosis, treatment, surgery, rehabilitation, restrictions, prognosis, disability, and expected future care.
Serious Injuries
Construction accidents can create permanent medical and financial consequences.
The force involved in falls, machinery accidents, crushing events, electrical incidents, and structural failures can produce injuries requiring surgery, hospitalization, rehabilitation, and long-term care.
Medical Care
Emergency treatment, hospitalization, surgery, specialist care, therapy, medication, and future medical needs may become substantial.
Lost Income
Serious injuries can prevent a person from returning to construction work or reduce long-term earning capacity.
Permanent Disability
Brain, spinal, orthopedic, burn, amputation, and other catastrophic injuries can permanently change physical function.
Pain & Life Impact
Physical pain, limitations, loss of independence, and disruption of ordinary activities can continue long after the accident.
Multiple Responsible Parties
A construction accident may involve more than one company.
Modern construction projects often involve owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, equipment providers, material suppliers, transportation companies, and other businesses. Identifying each party's role can be critical to understanding responsibility and available sources of recovery.
Related Personal Injury Services
Construction accidents often cause catastrophic injuries.
Related injury pages provide additional information about some of the most serious consequences of construction-site accidents.
Catastrophic Injuries
Permanent disability, reduced independence, extensive medical care, and substantial lifetime losses.
Explore →Traumatic Brain Injury
Falls and impacts can cause cognitive, neurological, behavioral, and functional impairment.
Explore →Spinal Cord Injury
Serious trauma can cause weakness, sensory loss, mobility impairment, and paralysis.
Explore →Amputation Injuries
Machinery and crushing accidents can result in traumatic amputation or injuries requiring surgical amputation.
Explore →Severe Burns
Electrical incidents, explosions, fires, chemicals, and hot materials can cause severe burn injuries.
Explore →Crush Injuries
Heavy equipment, collapsing materials, vehicles, and machinery can cause devastating compression injuries.
Explore →Orthopedic Trauma
Falls and equipment accidents can cause complex fractures, joint injuries, surgery, and lasting mobility limitations.
Explore →Personal Injury
Explore the broader Dallas–Fort Worth personal injury practice.
Explore →Frequently Asked Questions
Construction accident questions.
Can I sue after being injured on a construction site?
Depending on the circumstances, there may be claims against contractors, property owners, equipment manufacturers, drivers, vendors, or other responsible third parties. The available claims depend on the facts and the relationship between the injured person and the parties involved.
What if more than one company contributed to the accident?
A construction project can involve multiple companies with different responsibilities. Investigation may identify more than one party whose conduct contributed to the accident.
What evidence should be preserved after a construction accident?
Potentially important evidence includes photographs, video, witness information, incident reports, equipment, maintenance records, inspection documents, work orders, contracts, safety records, and medical documentation.
What if defective equipment caused my injury?
A defective machine, tool, safety device, or other product may create additional issues involving the manufacturer, distributor, maintenance provider, or other responsible parties.
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Texas?
Texas generally applies a two-year limitations period to personal injury claims, although exceptions can apply. Construction-site evidence should often be preserved much sooner.
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What Are You Facing?
Tell us where the construction accident occurred, what work was being performed, which companies were present, what equipment or condition caused the injury, and what medical treatment you have required.
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