A construction defect lawsuit is one that typically involves a breach of contract. It can equally involve a breach of warranty, negligence by one party or another, and strict liability. Common Examples of Construction Defect Claims and Why They Happen Construction defects happen in the commercial and residential sector. They typically are found after the...
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Construction Site OSHA Violations
Dangers Of OSHA Violations On Construction Sites WASHINGTON, D.C. CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT LAWYERS FOR WORKPLACE INJURY CLAIMS The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal government agency tasked with investigating and issuing citations for alleged violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Many construction accident injuries...
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By DC law, building owners and contractors must secure any ladders, scaffolds, corresponding equipment and other objects to prevent scaffold and ladder falls and causing construction accidents. Workers who are injured by equipment failure or involved in scaffold or ladder accidents have...
Read MoreEmployer Responsibilities for Preventing Construction Site Accidents
Falls are the number one cause of preventable death at construction sites, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Besides falls, a number of dangers can be present every day to workers whose companies fail to provide them with the...
Read MoreDC Construction Accidents – Hurt On Worksite?
Construction workers face some of the most dangerous working environments. From using cranes, forklifts and commercial vehicles, there is also the ever-present hazard of becoming involved in a ladder or scaffold accident, fire, explosion, getting electrocuted on the job or being injured due...
Read MoreWhat Caused This Virginia Trench Collapse That Killed A Construction Worker?
Last month, a man was killed in a trench collapse during a construction project in Virginia. According to a report from the Sheriff’s Office, the worker was digging a trench for a utility line when it collapsed and trapped the worker seven feet...
Read MoreThree Injured In A Northwest D.C. Construction Accident
A brick and concrete wall collapsed on a building in Northwest D.C. in a construction accident earlier this month, injuring three construction workers. Of the three, two were critically injured. According to EMS workers, the wall was sheared off the side of a hotel...
Read MoreTwo Workers Sustain Serious Injuries in a Construction Accident
Last month, two workers were injured in a construction accident while working on a building in the Southeast area of Washington, D.C. Both workers were struck by a concrete pump while on a 15-foot-high scaffolding. The workers were saved by using a rescue basket before...
Read MoreTwo Virginia Construction Workers Injured When Car Crashes Into Work Zone
A 53-year-old woman was charged with reckless driving when she smashed into two contract workers and caused a construction work zone accident on Interstate 81 last month. One man was critically injured and the other sustained serious injuries during the work zone car...
Read MoreWhy is OSHA Investigating This Virginia Construction Company?
Two weeks ago, a worker was injured while working at a construction site in Portsmouth, Virginia. The worker was standing 25 feet high on scaffolding when construction equipment crashed down on him, knocking him unconscious. This is referred to as a "struck-by" accident. The fire...
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