Toledo Construction Accident Attorneys

An estimated 14 workers die on the job every day in the U.S., according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Construction sites, more than any other workplace, present the risk of serious and fatal injuries. According to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, nearly 20 percent of all workplace deaths occur at construction sites.

The serious, debilitating injuries that construction workers suffer can have a devastating physical, emotional and financial impact on the workers and their families. If you or a loved one is injured in a construction accident, you can rely on the Toledo construction accident attorneys of Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer to be at your side as you seek legal help.

For more than 50 years, we have protected the rights of injured construction workers throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, including Toledo, Findlay, Lima, Sandusky, Oregon, Defiance, Fremont and their surrounding communities.

For a free, no-obligation consultation about your case, contact our Toledo construction accident lawyers today by calling us toll-free at (800) 352-1976 or using our online contact form.

Skilled & Experienced Legal Assistance

Due to our extensive background in construction accident litigation, we know there can be various types of construction site accidents, including:

  • Falls (from ladders, scaffolding, cranes and other heights);
  • Fires and explosions;
  • Falling objects and debris;
  • Defective scaffolding;
  • Defective or improperly maintained machinery, equipment and tools;
  • Poorly constructed trenches;
  • Welding in confined spaces;
  • Vehicle collisions (including cars, truck, bulldozers, graders and forklifts).

These accidents can produce injuries that range from minor sprains, strains, cuts and bruises to more serious injuries, such as amputations, concussions, burns, electrocutions, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), back injuries, spine injuries, paralysis and, in the worst cases, death. Even witnessing a traumatic accident can cause psychological damage, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It may take years to put a workplace accident behind you.

Exploring Your Legal Options

A construction worker who is injured in an accident often may be able to obtain benefits through a workers’ compensation claim. Without having to prove that worker’s employer was at fault, the worker may be eligible to recover medical expenses as well temporary total disability (TTD), permanent total disability (PTD) or permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits.

If the employer lacked workers’ compensation insurance, or the accident was caused by a third-party, non-employer – for example, another subcontractor at the work site – then a worker may be able to pursue a personal injury lawsuit (or the family may be able to file a wrongful death claim).

Our Record of Results

The Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan construction injury lawyers at Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer are dedicated to justice for injured construction workers and their families. We have successfully and aggressively represented injured construction workers against large and small construction companies and their insurers, including cases involving:

  • The collapse of a large launching gantry that killed four construction workers and critically injured several others on a new bridge construction project;
  • A union carpenter struck and killed when a crane lifting several tons of concrete tipped over at a construction project in downtown Toledo;
  • Two ironworkers electrocuted and a third worker injured in Michigan when scaffold equipment made contact with energized power lines;
  • A construction laborer impaled on rebar after falling through an unguarded hole at a waste water treatment plant construction project;
  • A construction worker paralyzed when struck by falling steel after a crane line broke at a Michigan steel mill construction site;
  • A West Virginia ironworker who fell to his death through an unguarded opening in a catwalk 50 feet off the ground at an Ohio steel mill construction project;
  • A temporary service worker who suffered permanent neurological injury when a crane operator dumped a load on him at a construction project in Maumee.

Contact Our Toledo Construction Accident Attorneys Today

Although nothing can take away your pain and suffering after a construction accident, the Toledo personal injury attorneys of Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer will work relentlessly to secure the compensation you and your family need and deserve.

For more than 50 years, we have represented construction accident victims throughout Toledo, Findlay, Lima, Sandusky, Oregon, Defiance, Fremont and communities throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. We are dedicated to solving problems and helping construction workers and their families move on with their lives.

If you need legal assistance for your construction accident case, contact us today for a free, no-obligation consultation by calling us toll-free at (800) 352-1976 or using our online form.