Life Altering Personal Injury Fall May Land in Court

Construction site are notorious places for personal injury accidents. This case was no exception.

“This particular accident that we heard about recently caused some very serious life altering injuries. In fact, one worker may have suffered a traumatic brain injury and be unable to work again. The other one sustained a broken hip and arm,” recounted Seth Wilburn, of the Gomez Law Group in Dallas.

The story behind these injuries took place when scaffolding two workers were perched on while performing their duties collapsed suddenly. The incident mobilized two air ambulances after the men fell to the sidewalk at a shopping center on which they were working. The job was refurbishing the front façade of the center when the 12 foot high scaffolding plummeted to the ground and threw the men up into the air.

From eyewitness reports obtained by the police, it appeared that the scaffolding in front of the mall didn’t look like it was installed in a safe manner. It was propped up on cinder blocks and bricks. “An arrangement like that would definitely not be in compliance with Occupational Health and Safety regulations,” added Wilburn. One worker appeared to have sustained a traumatic brain injury and the other a broken arm and hip. The men were airlifted to hospital where they were treated for their injuries.

Evidently neither of the men on the scaffold was wearing any type of safety equipment and that meant there were no hard hats and no safety harness to prevent falls. It’s certain that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration will be on site to conduct a full investigation.

In this case, both workers should be able to file personal injury lawsuits against their employer and recover damages for their injuries. “In the case of the worker with traumatic brain injury (TBI), this case may result in a significant award due to the nature of TBI and the fact that injuries of this nature tend to alter people’s lives completely,” explained Wilburn, of the Gomez Law Group in Dallas.

There is no doubt that both of these cases would be long and complex due to the number of issues involved, not the least of which is the workers were not wearing and safety gear. Whether this was because the employer did not provide it or they chose not to wear it, there is the question of negligence to be dealt with in instances like this.

For people who have been involved in an accident that has totally destroyed life as they once knew it, speak to a seasoned Dallas personal injury attorney and find out how to proceed to justice.

Gomez Law Group is a Dallas employment lawyer and Dallas business lawyer. To learn more, visit http://www.gomezlawyers.com.

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