Tag Archives: Miami Construction Accident Attorneys
Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine and Liability
A recent case involving a construction worker who lost his finger in a workplace accident made its way before the Florida Supreme Court. Two lower courts ruled that a loader was not considered a “dangerous instrumentality”—or at least not dangerous enough to warrant liability under the law. However, the Florida Supreme Court overturned their… Read More »
Construction Worker Killed In Metromover Accident
Downtown Miami was the scene of a tragic accident that cost one man his life and injured another when a construction lift and Metromover rail car crashed. The man who was killed, along with the second man who was injured, were both inside the construction lift that was struck by the Metromover car. The… Read More »
Fatal Construction Worker Fall
South Beach was the scene of a tragic construction site accident recently, when a construction worker fell from scaffolding on a condo undergoing renovations. According to reports, the man was on third floor scaffolding when he fell and, though he was transported to a local trauma center, he did not survive. The incident is… Read More »
Construction Scaffolding Accident Tragedy
One man lost his life and several others were injured as a result of a construction scaffolding accident in downtown Miami one recent afternoon. Reports indicate that the scaffolding fell from a high-rise building that was undergoing construction and struck several individuals including a few bystanders, two construction workers, and a woman on the… Read More »
Local Construction Worker Injured On Job Site
A Miami building was the site of a recent accident that injured a construction worker, though not in the usual type of construction accident. Officials believe lightning struck a metal object near the man as he was working on the seventh floor of the building and electricity ran through him. Rescue crews had to… Read More »
Keeping Yourself Safe in the Florida Construction Industry
Construction workers are among some of the hardest workers in our society. They require remarkable physical endurance and are tasked with creating, maintaining, and repairing our public areas so we can enjoy them and remain safe. Construction workers also face a variety of physical dangers on the job every day—a fact that can put… Read More »
Work-Related Injuries: What to Do
Regardless of whether you work at an office or a factory, the possibility of you getting injured at work is always something to worry about. Clearly, your chances of getting injured increase exponentially when you work in a high-risk environment, such as in construction, factory, or other manual labor type of jobs that require… Read More »