The recent $10.2 million dollar verdict obtained by your Indiana Construction Accident Lawyer in Indianapolis will do more than just benefit the family of the Local 120 Laborers Union Member who was killed in a Road Construction accident. It will make general contractors, subcontractors and employers of Indiana Construction workers know that construction site safety requires constant vigilance, and even more important, use of Job Hazard Analysis BEFORE work begins. A Job Hazard Analysis requires the General Contractor to sit down with the construction worker's employer and address any potential safety issues. For Example, In Steel Erection, there are always issues of fall protection for Iron workers, especially during decking. For Trenching, Trench collapse is a constant concern, and can be avoided by trench boxes and proper ingress and egress. For Masons, fall protection and proper scaffold building needs to be addressed before work begins. Foresight certainly beats hindsight in construction Safety.
When Your Indiana Construction accident Lawyer was obtaining his license to teach OSHA construction safety Courses, he was surrounded by Construction Contractors in the classes. After some initial hostility, I explained that as long as they were doing their jobs to prevent Indiana Construction accidents, I would not be a problem for them. I told them that I was a "Mini-OSHA"- and it was my job to make sure the penalty for causing serious bodily injury or wrongful death to an Indiana Construction worker was prohibitive. I think we have done that. Insurance companies and safety professionals are no doubt feeling the after shocks of this verdict and doing all they can to prevent future construction accidents in Indiana . It is too late for Jay Soots, but his death will have great repercussions in construction and workplace safety in Indiana.
As Always, BE SAFE. However, if you do need a construction accident lawyer in Indiana, we represent injured construction workers throughout the state, including Richmond, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Evansville, Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Please call, I would be happy to talk to you.
John P.
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