Stephen HaskellConstruction Site Injuries
Construction site cases can also cause the most catastrophic of injuries. By its very nature, a construction site is an unfinished work in progress. Often, the site itself contains unimproved excavations and roughed-in work posing unknown or unmarked hazards. A variety of heavy or specialized equipment also poses risk for the unwary or untrained.
Construction site litigation is a rule-intensive practice. Most injury claims involve in one form or another various administrative regulations, together with regulatory requirements imposed by OSHA or WISHA. We routinely deal with experts familiar with these requirements, as well as supervisory requirements.
Construction site claims may overlap with industrial insurance claims when injury occurs to an employee on site. In Washington, an employer who pays workman compensation premiums is technically immune from suit by statute. The same, however, does not hold true for other employers and subcontractors on the site.
Construction site cases can also cause the most catastrophic of injuries. By its very nature, a construction site is an unfinished work in progress. Often, the site itself contains unimproved excavations and roughed-in work posing unknown or unmarked hazards. A variety of heavy or specialized equipment also poses risk for the unwary or untrained.
Construction site litigation is a rule-intensive practice. Most injury claims involve in one form or another various administrative regulations, together with regulatory requirements imposed by OSHA or WISHA. We routinely deal with experts familiar with these requirements, as well as supervisory requirements.
Construction site claims may overlap with industrial insurance claims when injury occurs to an employee on site. In Washington, an employer who pays workman compensation premiums is technically immune from suit by statute. The same, however, does not hold true for other employers and subcontractors on the site.