Our Atlantic City Accident Attorneys Fight for Workers and Citizens Injured in Construction Accidents
Construction workers sustain more fatal injuries than any other private sector employee in the United States. Heavy equipment and power tools missing safeguards, exposed wires, unsafe structures and explosion hazards make a difficult job unnecessarily dangerous to workers. Construction and workplace negligence can injure workers as well as members of the public. In Atlantic City, construction work is common in and around our casinos and hotels, as well as on our local roadways, such as the Atlantic City Expressway, the Garden State Parkway, the White Horse Pike and the Black Horse Pike.
Atlantic City accident attorneys Donald G. Targan and Michael J. Pender have the resources necessary to investigate the causes of construction and workplace accidents and injuries. This includes investigation of OSHA violations and other safety regulations. At Targan & Pender, P.C., we have represented construction laborers, equipment operators, electricians, ironworkers and pedestrians involved in construction-related and work place accidents.
For example, we represented the family of a concrete company worker who died on the job when an unprotected front wheel of a defectively-designed straddle crane rolled over him. His employer forced him to work in blind spots, removed existing safety equipment on the crane and would not pay for simple walkie-talkies for the crane operator and the men on the ground to use for communication. Our client suffered horrific degloving injuries of his leg and abdomen. He survived a short time in the hospital before he died. After a two-week trial, an Atlantic County jury entered a verdict of $8.8 million in our client’s favor against the employer and the crane manufacturer.
Another of our clients died at his workplace when an explosion burned him over 90% of his body. Unbeknownst to the worker, among the scrap metal with which he was working was a military explosive that had been negligently shipped to his workplace. After a six-year battle involving claims against the United Stated Department of Defense and a defense contractor, the case settled in Federal Court for $2.7 million.
The Atlantic City accident lawyers at Targan & Pender, P.C., also obtained a $1.2 million settlement on behalf of a woman who died when her vehicle struck an improperly erected temporary concrete barrier on the Atlantic City Expressway. The contractor performing the work on the highway negligently failed to provide adequate warning that the highway was narrowing. Our client was traveling with her husband and daughter; the highway’s sudden narrowing forced our client’s vehicle in between the barrier and a New Jersey Transit bus, which resulted in a collision with the barrier that caused the vehicle to overturn, killing the client. We were able to recover on behalf of the husband and child for the emotional trauma they suffered witnessing the death.
Construction accidents are usually very serious, and they are often preventable. When construction companies and equipment manufacturers fail to take necessary safety precautions, workers and innocent bystanders can suffer the consequences. If you or a loved one has been hurt in a construction accident, contact the Atlantic City accident attorneys at Targan & Pender, P.C. as soon as possible for a free consultation.