Your New Mexico construction accident lawyer takes your side in New Mexico

Passed into law in 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was created to encourage safe working conditions in occupations such as those on construction sites. The Act allows states to enforce and develop such standards on their own, which 21 states have done. The remaining 29 states and the District of Columbia are covered by the federal act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It is focused on outlining and enforcing the act's safety measures in the work place. When that such standards are disregarded and a construction accident injury transpires, a knowledgable New Mexico construction accident attorney can assist.

When a worker in New Mexico is harmed in a construction accident, most likely it is the fault of the architect, operator, manager or owner of the construction site. Contractors and subcontractors also have a responsibility to make sure that the site is safe for their workers. As an employer, a contractor/subcontractor is liable for injuries suffered by laborers on the contractor's construction site. Bystanders also may be injured, for which owners of the site also may be found liable. A skilled New Mexico construction accident lawyer can pinpoint the cause of the accident and then hold accountable those whose negligence caused it to happen.

A recurring type of construction accident is a construction crane collapse. Many such accidents have occurred in recent time, including two separate construction crane collapses with deaths in New York and others in Las Vegas, Miami and Houston. Texas alone had 26 construction crane fatalities in 2005 and 2006, leading the nation. Laws governing construction crane safety vary widely from city to city and from state to state. If you or a loved one has suffered in a construction crane collapse or other construction accident in New Mexico or elsewhere, contact a trained New Mexico construction accident lawyer.

Among the most frequent kinds of mishaps on a construction site is a fall. Construction laborers frequently must work at significant heights, and falls from such heights can be devastating, if not deadly. Additional kinds of construction accident injuries include scaffold collapse, defective forklifts, electric shock, trench collapse, trips or falls and repetitive motion ailments. An additional frequent accident has been construction crane collapses. A skilled New Mexico construction accident attorney can assist.

Among the most risky occupations in the United States is construction. About 9 million persons work in construction occupations, which translates to about 6 per cent of the total work force in this country. Yet a fifth of workplace deaths annually are from the construction industry. In short, those who labor in construction are subject to a far greater rate of death or injury from a construction accident than those in most other occupations. Those workers may require a skilled New Mexico construction accident attorney.

DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed to practice in New Mexico. Even so, the law firm does work with outside lawyers and local lawyers, as appropriate, to litigate claims for New Mexico.