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Construction sites are dangerous and become even more so when negligence leads to violations of safety protocols meant to keep construction workers safe. Your accident may have been caused by faulty safety equipment, unrealistic deadlines, or other cut corners that put you at risk. When this happens, you may be eligible for compensation.
The Idaho construction accident lawyers at Sargent Law Firm have secured more than $40 million in settlements and awards for our clients. Our injury attorneys have many awards, accolades, and over 400 five-star reviews. We understand what it takes to prove your claim and get maximum compensation for your injuries.
Reach out to our team by calling (844) SARGENT or through our contact form to learn more about the legal options available to injured construction workers and their loved ones in Idaho.
Why Construction Accidents Are Devastating for Victims and Their Survivors
As Idaho personal injury lawyers, we see the devastation construction accidents have on victims and families in many tangible and intangible ways. On top of coping with life-altering injuries, you may also be facing a future in which you are unable to return to construction or make a comparable salary. In fact, you may not be able to work at all in the future due to your injuries.
You may be facing a future filled with expensive surgeries, lengthy hospitalizations, ongoing outpatient rehabilitation, prescriptions, assistive equipment, and home modifications. You may also feel isolated, overwhelmed, depressed, and irritable from chronic pain. This was not the life you expected, and it wouldn’t have been had it not been for someone else’s negligence.
When construction negligence turns deadly, families lose beloved members too early – often the family breadwinner. No compensation exists that can replace cherished parents, siblings, or children. The wide-scale personal and financial devastation construction accidents can create can result in the need for legal support to get compensation for survivors.
Can You File a Civil Claim for a Construction Accident in Idaho?
In Idaho, employers must carry workers’ compensation insurance, which generally protects them from civil claims in the case of accidents. When workers are injured on the job, regardless of fault, this coverage replaces medical expenses, a portion of the construction workers’ lost wages, and rehabilitation costs.
However, in a limited number of circumstances, it may be possible to file a civil claim if another liable party is involved. This third party could be a manufacturer who made defective equipment, a contractor who improperly repaired equipment, an architect, a contractor, or another party, depending on how your accident happened.
An Idaho workers’ compensation lawyer can tell you more about your options for pursuing compensation through the workers’ comp system or a civil claim.
When Is it Time to Call an Idaho Construction Accident Lawyer?
The immense complexity of construction injury cases means obtaining legal representation as early as possible provides significant strategic advantages. Consulting a construction Idaho accident attorney is especially advisable:
- To secure scene evidence – A lawyer can request, document, and organize evidence to document the construction site’s conditions immediately after the accident.
- To position negotiation leverage – Your injury attorney understands how to quantify the damages your case merits to ensure your claim isn’t undervalued.
- To coordinate multiple investigations – Legal counsel can legally petition different insurance companies for internal assessments, municipality reviews, and OSHA investigations to develop complete liability profiles.
- To navigate burdensome paperwork requirements – Your legal team will organize the required forms and documents for all parties involved within precise timeframes.
- To negotiate fair settlements – Strategic legal counsel provides a critical analysis of whether insurer settlement offers will objectively cover the actual costs of construction injuries.
Let us provide clarity to you during this confusing time so you can clearly understand your options. We will be the advocates you can turn to throughout every stage of your claim.
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Schedule NowHow Negligence Causes Construction Accidents in Idaho
There are many ways negligence can lead to tragedy on construction sites. These include:
Improper Training
Failure to properly train equipment operators, properly supervise new contractors, review safety procedures, or adequately instruct laborers on task hazard protections can directly enable mistakes, causing injuries.
Faulty Equipment
When power tools, scaffolding, heavy machinery, and other equipment provided to crews lack routine inspection, maintenance, and repair requirements, mechanical failures and unsafe conditions are more likely – increasing the chances of accidents.
Poor Communications
Inadequate or absent task coordination discussions for high-risk activities, failure to warn about ongoing hazards, and language barriers preventing universal site understanding of dynamic dangers increase the chances of construction site accidents.
Hiring Negligence
Selecting unlicensed subcontractors with shoddy reputations for misconduct or poor safety histories or employing undertrained temporary day laborers who may be oblivious to construction site protocols heightens unpredictability and volatility on the job site, jeopardizing everyone.
Time Constraint Pressures
Unreasonable deadlines and extreme scheduling constraints prompting rushed sequences or unrealistic multitasking workloads that demand compromised safety processes will only combine to force hazardous corner-cutting measures, elevating the potential for harm.
By disregarding training, ignoring the integrity of safety equipment, or failing in basic hiring responsibilities, companies put construction workers in harm’s way. If you were a victim, contact Sargent Law Firm at (844) SARGENT or through our contact form to hold the at-fault party accountable for the harm they caused.
Damages You Can Claim in an Idaho Construction Accident Case
While workers’ compensation coverage may cover your medical bills and a portion of your missing wages if you are a construction worker who was injured on the job, there are economic and non-economic damages it will not cover. Here’s an overview of other damages you can potentially get compensation for in a civil claim against a third party:
Economic Damages
On top of your medical bills and lost salary, there are many other costs associated with being injured in a construction accident – some of which may last a lifetime. For example, you may be facing years of physical therapy sessions, or you may have to pay someone else to perform tasks you are no longer able to handle on your own. You can get compensation for all of these.
Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages are more challenging to put an exact dollar amount on because these costs cannot be quantified. For example, it’s difficult to calculate a dollar amount on your inability to enjoy activities you participated in before your accident. The value of your non-economic damages may depend on the value of your economic damages, with more severe injuries warranting higher compensation.
Compensation Options for the Victims of Fatal Construction Accidents in Idaho
Idaho offers workers’ compensation death benefits to surviving spouses and children of construction workers who are killed on the job. The amount you could be eligible for will depend on how many children you have and other factors. How long you can collect benefits may also depend on additional factors, such as whether a surviving spouse remarries.
Just as you can pursue a personal injury claim in certain construction site accidents, survivors of the deceased may also be able to file a claim with the help of an Idaho wrongful death lawyer in cases where a third party is involved and in certain other circumstances. Your attorney can go over the details of your loved one’s fatal accident and tell you if you have a valid claim.
It’s free to speak with us and learn the value of your case today.
Call Us NowThe Deadline to File a Construction Accident Claim in Idaho
Under Idaho’s statute of limitations, construction workers or anyone injured by unsafe conditions on construction sites generally have two years to formally file legal injury claims seeking financial compensation for their accident-related damages.
There are exceptions to this time limit. Your Idaho construction accident firm will tell you if any of these apply to your claim.
Anyone considering making a construction site injury claim should connect with an attorney well before this two-year mark to get the best chance at securing maximum compensation. If you miss this window, your right to claim compensation will expire. Protect your rights by reaching out to us sooner rather than later.
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Too often, victims of construction accidents are denied fair compensation for damages they are entitled to under Idaho law. Sargent Law Firm fights for your fair compensation so you can recover from your injuries or the loss of your loved one. We offer compassionate, comprehensive representation so families can look forward with hope.
Our legal team stands ready to independently investigate fault beyond what reports initially tell you, fully calculate the breadth of damage done, and craft an ironclad demand that makes contractors account for their negligence. We have helped countless clients secure settlements and court awards and are ready to assist you.
Call our Idaho construction accident attorneys at (844) SARGENT or fill out our online contact form to get started. Compensation cannot make up for your injuries or restore you to how you were before your accident, but it can give you the resources you need to go on and adjust to your new normal.
