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Injured on a Kansas City construction site? Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys can help.
There are over 7 million construction workers in the United States. These workers have dangerous jobs. In fact, the construction industry accounts for more injuries than any other industry sector. Although construction-industry jobs represent only seven percent of all jobs, construction work accounts for 21 percent of U.S. work place fatalities. And, about one-fifth (20%) of all on-the-job injuries occur at construction sites. Nearly ten percent of workers in the following trades will experience at least one injury during their career:
• Boilermakers
• Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
• Carpenters
• Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
• Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental pavers, and terrazzo workers
• Construction and building inspectors
• Construction equipment operators
• Construction laborers
• Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• Electricians
• Elevator installers and repairers
• Glaziers
• Hazardous materials removal workers
• Insulation workers
• Painters and paperhangers
• Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
• Plasterers and stucco masons
• Roofers
• Sheet metal workers
• Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers
Falls are the most common type of construction accident. But there are many ways a construction worker can be injured. These include:
• Roof and roofing–related falls
• Elevator shaft falls
• Hit by falling objects
• Falls caused by holes in flooring
• Crane fall accidents
• Scaffolding accidents
• Defective or poorly assembled scaffolding
• Run over by large equipment
• Hit by highway vehicle
• Electrical accidents and electrical shock
• Power line accidents
• Trench collapses
• Fires and explosions
• Compressed gas explosions
• Welding accidents and arc burns
• Unsafe or dangerous construction equipment accidents
• Unsafe ladders
• Poorly built derricks
• Defective power tools
• Failure in hoists
• Defective woodworking tools
• Defective winches, graters or conveyors
• Wheel tractor scraper accidents
• Poorly maintained tractors, bulldozers, forklifts or backhoes
• Pressure vessel accidents
• Cutting accidents
• Elevator accidents
• Structure failure
• Building collapse
• Supervisor negligence
• Punch press malfunctions and other metal work accidents
• Forklift accidents
• Dumpster accidents
• Nail gun accidents
• Compressor accidents and explosions
• Natural gas explosions
If you have been injured while working on a construction site, you are probably concerned about recovery, your finances and your future. The Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys can help. To learn more about your rights, download our FREE guide: How to Avoid Becoming a Work Injury Horror Story. If you have any questions or need help getting compensation, contact our Kansas City construction injury attorneys at 888-348-2616.
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Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-471-5111
Toll Free: 888-348-2616
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Overland Park, KS 66210
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11900 College Boulevard, Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66210
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Latest News
- Posted on 10/27/2011Three Injured in Scaffolding Accident in Kansas City
- Posted on 5/13/2011Kansas City Construction Crews on Alert after Two Workers Injured in Crane Accident