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Fighting for Your Recovery After a Defective Construction Equipment Injury

Construction sites require a lot of equipment. Whether you are repairing a bridge or building a new structure, many different types of equipment are necessary in order for you to complete your work. Each piece of equipment carries with it not only the potential to make your job possible (or at least a little easier), but also the threat of injury. Many construction injuries are caused not by negligence on the construction site, but rather by defective construction equipment.

Types of Potentially Defective Products on the Construction Site

When you or a coworker get hurt on a construction site, it is important to consider whether a defective piece of equipment may have caused the injuries.

For example, you might consider:
  • Whether the gears and brakes were working properly when you put the forklift or excavator in neutral.
  • Whether one of the ladder rings broke, causing you to fall even though you had exercised due care getting on and off the ladder.
  • Whether all the latches and other parts of the protective fall-gear provided by your employer were working properly when you used them.

Recovering Damages for Injuries Caused by Defective Products

The liability for a defective product that causes an injury to a construction worker can rest with any number of potential defendants. Who those defendants are depends on when the product became defective. If you have been hurt in an accident, New Jersey and New York construction injury lawyers will help you identify the proper defendants by thoroughly investigating your product-liability cases.

Then, a New York or New Jersey construction accident attorney will aggressively pursue damages for the medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, out-of-pocket expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering that were caused by the accident. Call the New Jersey and New York construction accident attorneys of Hofmann & Schweitzer today for a free consultation about your case and to discuss your rights if you’ve been hurt by defective equipment on a construction site.

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