PREMISES LIABILITY

Construction Accidents / Workplace Injuries

According to the National Safety Counsel:

• * There were 5,300 workplace fatalities in 2001 due to unintentional injuries.
• * There were 3.9 deaths per 100,000 workers in 2001.
• * On the job, 3.9 million American workers suffered disabling injuries in 2001.
• * Motor vehicle crashes accounted for 2,200 of the 5,300 workplace fatalities.
• * The agriculture industry accounted for 700 deaths and 130,000 disabling injuries in 2001. Agriculture workers had the second highest death rate among the major industry divisions.

Typically in Texas, employers carry Workers Compensation Insurance which provides no fault insurance to injured workers. By carrying workers compensation insurance, the worker is prevented from suing his employer for the injuries sustained, regardless of whose fault the accident it. Often times though, the worker was injured by a different trade or subcontractor’s employee. In these situations the injured worker may have a claim against the other trade or subcontractor for that employees negligence.

Finally, if the employer does not carry workers compensation insurance, then the injured employee may sue his employer for the serious personal injuries they sustained.