According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 150,000 injuries occur in accidents on construction accidents every year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reported that one in ten construction site workers are injured annually. While falls make up the majority of the construction site accidents, contact with equipment was also a significant cause of injury for workers. Serious neck, head and spine injuries are common in construction accidents, as are burns, amputations, and even death. For many construction accident victims, full recovery could be months or even years away. For that reason, it is essential for a construction accident victim to obtain the compensation needed to cover medical bills for surgeries and rehabilitation, as well as lost wages while they are unable to work.

The personal injury attorneys Wright Schulte LLP have assisted hundreds of Ohioans injured in construction site accidents obtain the benefits and compensation they deserve. Our construction accident attorneys handle a wide variety of cases, including those stemming from:

• Electrical and burn injuries
• Equipment accidents
• Excavation accidents and trench cave-ins
• Falls and scaffolding accidents
• Vehicle Accidents on Duty
• Crane Accidents
• Forklift Accident

Our construction accident lawyers will thoroughly investigate your accident to identify all responsible parties. They will make sure your workers’ compensation claim is handled properly, and they’ll aggressively pursue third party lawsuits against site owners, equipment manufacturers and others who may have contributed to your injury. Our construction accident attorneys work closely with specialists in accident reconstruction and medicine to pinpoint the causes of an accident and to accurately calculate the amount of compensation our clients are due. At Wright Schulte, our personal injury lawyers always take an aggressive stance when negotiating with defendants’ insurance companies, to ensure that they treat our clients fairly. Our Ohio accident attorneys will never let an insurance company pressure you into accepting a construction injury settlement that is anything less than fair, and they’ll be ready to take your case to trial should a just resolution prove impossible.