Construction Accidents Attorney in Atlanta

Personal Injury Lawyer Serving Atlanta, Alpharetta, Cumming & Macon

According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), construction workers in the United States incurred the most number of fatalities of any industry in the private sector.  The most common cause of death in the construction field was falls, followed by transportation accidents, contact with objects and equipment and then exposure to harmful substances and environments.

In terms of accidents in the workplace, more than 9% of all nonfatal injuries were experienced by workers in the construction business.  Over 4% of all construction workers experienced nonfatal injuries or illnesses on the job.  Falls were the leading cause of injuries.  If you have been the victim of a construction accident or have suffered the loss of a family member due to a workplace accident, it is in your best interest to retain the services of an Atlanta personal injury lawyer.

Financial Compensation in Construction Accident Cases

The consequences of a construction accident are vast.  You may have mounting medical bills or be in need of long-term medical treatment.  You could have lost time at work which equates to a loss of wages.  In some cases, people are unable to work again or may need to learn a completely new trade due to a catastrophic injury.  Mental anguish can be of great concern and is a very real problem to many who have suffered from a construction accident. 

Receiving financial compensation from those who were found negligent of your safety which then resulted in your accident is not just about money.  It is about seeing to it that rights are upheld and justice for the victim is served.  At Van Sant Law, LLC, we have vast experience as former insurance defense attorneys.  We are fully apprised of the strategies that insurance companies use to try to pay the minimum amount of damages that are due to a victim.  This gives us a unique ability to predict those strategies and fight them so that we may be able to see to it that you are given the maximum compensation possible.

Contact a construction accidents attorney in Atlanta if you feel that someone else's negligence on a construction site was the cause of your accident.