Construction Accident Lawyer Indiana

Your Construction Accident Lawyer Indiana is humbled to report a $2.9 million dollar settlement on behalf of his iron worker client seriously injured in a work accident in November, 2006 in Indianapolis Indiana. In order to protect his privacy, I will not report his name, but the facts may help prevent another near fatal Indiana Construction accident involving ironworkers. Our law firm's client fell while installing metal decking on an addition to a commercial structure in downtown Indianapolis. No fall protection was provided for the iron workers, in fact the steel erection company that employed them did not even own the retractable lanyard fall protection required. In addition, no controlled decking zone was established, so fall protection was definitely required. If you or a loved one has been involved in a construction accident in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, South Bend, Muncie or Evansville, please give us a call- no recovery, no fee. Our clients include construction workers injured in ironworking, steel erection, masonry, trench collapse, crane accidents, scaffold accidents and lock-out tag-out electrical injuries. BE SAFE!

Here is OSHA's Report on the most frequent construction safety violations:

Most Frequently Cited Standards

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008):

Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related topic page]
Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related topics page]
Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related topic page]
Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tag out), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related topic page]
Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134) [related topic page]
Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305) [related topic page]
Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related topic page]
Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related topic page]
Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related topics page]
Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) [related topic page]

The following are the standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008):

Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related topics page]
Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related topic page]
Electrical, hazardous (classified) locations (29 CFR 1910.307) [related topic page]
Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related topic page]
Excavations, requirements for protective systems, construction (29 CFR 1926.652) [related topics page]
Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related topics page]
General duty clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act)
Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related topic page]
Walking-working surfaces, general requirements (29 CFR 1910.22) [related topic page]
Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals (29 CFR 1910.119) [related topic page]

For more detailed information, visit Frequently Cited OSHA Standards. At that site, you can generate a report on the most frequently cited federal or state OSHA standards by your SIC code and the number of employees in your establishment.