General Workplace and Construction Accidental Injuries 

Accidents can and do happen on the job. Each year, thousands of workers are seriously hurt and killed in mishaps at mines, factories, agricultural operations, construction sites and at various other workplaces.

Among the most common causes of serious work injuries are accidents involving falling objects, workers falling from elevated equipment or structures, highway accidents and those involving cars, trucks, forklifts, factory machinery and other devices. Other causes include electrocution, carbon monoxide poisoning and trench cave-ins.

More than three million occupational injuries each year are serious enough to require hospital treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In one year alone, 2004, the agency recorded 5,703 deaths attributable to work injuries.

Workplace injuries range from broken limbs to those involving more severe brain injuries and spinal cord injuries, even death.

Construction sites are also notorious for mishaps and serious worker injuries. Each year, more workers are hurt and killed doing construction work than employees in any other major industrial sector.

More than 1,000 construction workers die each year in the United States, according to government statistics. The most common causes are accidents involving falling objects or workers falling from elevated areas. Many others result from accidents with motor vehicles, including trucks, cranes and forklifts, while workplace machinery and equipment also causes a large number of injuries and deaths. Electrocution, fires, explosions and exposure to harmful substances and environments also result in serious construction injuries and deaths.

If you or someone you know suffered a severe injury or death on a workplace construction site, you may want to contact Kane Legal for a free evaluation of your case.