Construction Accidents

Central Illinois Construction Accident Attorneys

Nearly every major construction site will have a prominently placed sign that notes the number of consecutive days it has gone without a work stoppage caused by an accident. This says a lot about the dangers of construction work. This work becomes far more dangerous, however, when construction equipment fails to work properly, when safety regulations are ignored or when other individuals working on the site are negligent.

If you have been injured in a construction site accident, you deserve to be compensated. Contact Shay & Associates in Springfield or Decatur, Illinois, today.

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At Shay & Associates, we represent construction workers from throughout the Central Illinois region who have been injured on the job, and we fight hard to help them obtain the compensation they need to recover after an accident.

We represent clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries, such as burn injuries, amputation, spinal cord injuries or head injuries in various types of construction accidents, including:

• Construction site falls: we represent clients who have been injured as a result from extreme heights, such as from scaffolding or a roof. However, we also represent injured people who have fallen from a ladder.
• Construction equipment accidents: we represent workers who have suffered severe injuries as a result of equipment malfunctions, forklift accidents, crane accidents and other accidents involving heavy machinery.
• Other construction site accidents: we represent people who have suffered a jobsite injury as a result of defective power tools, falling debris and other construction site accidents.

In addition, our firm offers empathy and guidance to surviving family members who have lost a loved one in a fatal construction accident in Central Illinois. We help these clients through a wrongful death claim in order to provide necessary financial support to the family.

Obtain compensation for your construction accident injuries.

Any work-related injury that causes you to miss significant work time can make you eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits. What you may not realize is that you might also have a valid personal injury claim related to your accident. These third party liability claims can provide additional necessary compensation.

Our lawyers know how to investigate and establish cases where defective products, contractor negligence or workplace safety violations have caused severe construction accidents. We have a thorough knowledge of OSHA and Illinois safety requirements and we can make certain that proper notification requirements are met.

Turn to someone you can trust, call us at 217-917-4288 in Decatur, or 217-523-5900 in Springfield, today.

As a client of our firm, you will meet with an experienced lawyer at your initial consultation and continue to work closely with them throughout your case.

To talk with a lawyer who can give you answers and an honest evaluation of your claim, call our Springfield or Decatur, Illinois, law offices or contact us directly via e-mail and schedule a free initial consultation.