CONSTRUCTION NEGLIGENCE & WORK INJURY RESULTS
RESULTS
Construction Negligence & Workplace Accident Settlements & Verdicts
Our Chicago construction accident law firm has secured the following outcomes for workers hurt on the job in Cook County:
$875,000: The plaintiff was performing his duties as an electrician at a construction site when a plumber accidentally dropped a length of copper pipe, striking the plaintiff in the head. The injured electrician suffered a severe lower back injury necessitating surgery and residual nerve damage.
$600,000:The Plaintiff was injured while on a construction site when he slid down a steeply sloped roof resulting in permanent impairment of his left shoulder.
$600,000: A tow-truck driver was seriously injured when employees of a property maintenance company ignored his warning that a forklift was needed and attempted to load a 700-pound commercial steel sign using an inadequate dolly. The sign fell onto his leg, causing fractures requiring surgery and permanent hardware placement.
$300,000: Plaintiff, a window washer, was descending from the 60th-floor roof of a Chicago high-rise to wash windows using a bosun’s chair when winds picked up and slammed him against the building, fracturing his left clavicle and both wrists.
$300,000: Plaintiff was run over by a crane while working as a groundman for a railroad company, crushing his right leg. The lawsuit was filed against the manufacturer of the crane, alleging it was defectively designed, as well as the maintenance contractor for its failure to properly install a wheel guard.
$210,000: Plaintiff, a 24-year-old male, sustained an incomplete amputation of his hand and wrist when a piece of canvas jammed in an industrial saw machine. The lawsuit against the machine’s manufacturer settled on the eve of trial.
$60,000: The plaintiff was employed as a maintenance engineer in an office building. He was investigating the origin of a burning smell in the building’s circuit breaker panel. The panel exploded, resulting in significant burns and permanent scarring. This explosion accident settlement was reached only with the manufacturer/designer of the electrical panel. The plaintiff also received workers’ compensation.