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Construction Site Vehicles Pose Serious Safety Risk to Construction Workers

Everyone is at risk when motor vehicles are used on construction sites. That means that everyone must be part of the plan to keep people safe from the dangers of moving vehicles.

Your Employer Should Require Safe Practices

Depending on the type of work being done, the safe practices* recommended by OSHA and your New York and New Jersey construction injury lawyers include having your employer:

  • Regularly check all vehicles to make sure that everything is in safe operating condition
  • Require the use of an audible reverse alarm or the stationing of another employee to signal when it is safe to move a vehicle in reverse, particularly when the rear view is obstructed
  • Maintain safe places to drive vehicles on construction sites
  • Establish procedures to ensure that no one is in the way when a load is being lifted or dumped
  • Ensure that all vehicles are kept in the proper gear and have proper brakes when they are not in use
  • Require workers to wear easily visible clothing when vehicles are used on construction sites
  • Ensure that vehicles do not exceed their capacity loads
  • Use proper signs, barricades, and personnel when construction takes place near public roads

Your Employer May be Responsible for Injuries Caused by Motor Vehicles

Construction-related motor vehicle accidents generally occur because one or more of the safety provisions described above have not been followed. If you have been hurt or lost a loved one in a construction-site motor vehicle accident then you may be entitled to damages for your injuries.

Contact a New Jersey or New York construction accident lawyer to discuss your claim today. The construction-injury lawyers of Hofmann & Schweitzer will thoroughly investigate the cause of your accident and work hard to hold those responsible for your injuries accountable. You and your family should not suffer because of a workplace accident. Call us at 1-800-362-9329 to discuss your potential recovery.

*Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction E-Tool, Struck By Vehicles

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