A Memphis, Tennessee, Personal Injury Claim Lawyer Helping Workers Injured in:

Construction / Factory Accidents

Construction sites, factories, manufacturing plants, and warehouses can be dangerous places. Disastrous results can ensue with the combination of heavy machinery, dangerous tools, chemical compounds, and human error. Here are just a few examples.

• At a construction site in Memphis, a mechanical defect in a scaffolding setup causes it to crumple, plunging a construction worker to the ground. He suffers a broken back and legs.

• At a bottling factory in Tipton County, Tennessee, a fail-safe switch fails to work after a factory worker’s hand is caught in a conveyor belt. The worker’s arm is mangled, necessitating amputation of the limb.

• A compressed gas container at a manufacturing plant in Ripley, Tennessee, explodes. Ten plant workers suffer severe burns from the explosion.

Safety rules are unfortunately not always rigorously followed at construction sites or manufacturing facilities. It is very unlikely that workers’ compensation will adequately cover all the injuries a construction worker might suffer. It is merely a means for an employee to collect lost wages and limited medical expenses from his or her employer. However, a third party, other than an employer, may be responsible for the construction site or factory accident.

A Memphis, Tennessee, Personal Injury Lawyer Investigating Third Party Liability in Construction Site or Factory Accidents

As an experienced personal injury lawyer, John R. Johnson, III, can investigate a construction site accident or an injurious event at an industrial factory or manufacturing plant to determine whether a third party (other than the injured worker’s employer) may have contributed to the accident.

At construction sites other subcontractors, or an architect, an engineer, an equipment manufacturer, or a property owner may be at least partially responsible. At a factory, an equipment designer, or manufacturer, a material supplier, or an independent contractor could have contributed to the cause of the accident. A third party suit can yield damages that will probably exceed what a worker could collect in workers’ compensation, especially if the injuries involved are serious or catastrophic.

If you have lost a loved one, because of a construction site, factory, or other workplace accident, you may also be able to bring a third party suit to receive compensation for your loss in a wrongful death claim.

John R. Johnson, III, has been helping injured people obtain justice since 1980. He has the experience and legal knowledge to investigate a construction site or industrial accident to prove liability and damages in third party lawsuits, to get you the compensation you need to go forward with your life. Contact us now. We offer a free initial consultation.