Massachusetts Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Attorney Advice: Protect Your Rights in a Construction Accident

If you have been injured in a construction accident but you're not sure what you should do other than seek medical attention, there are steps you should take to protect yourself.

After the accident, make sure you

• Report the injury to your employer and/or foreman of the worksite
  
• Note who instructed you to carry out the activity that led to the accident
  
• Get the names and contact information for any witnesses of the accident
  
• If possible, preserve evidence of the accident
  

For more information about your rights after a construction accident, visit the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Workplace safety is especially important in a hazardous environment like a construction site. If your injury was due to negligence you may be entitled to further compensation.

To learn about what to do after a construction accident, read What to do After a Construction Accident: Tips for Victims.

A construction accident can completely change you or your child's life. Always check for building code violations in Boston when suffering from a construction accident. If you or someone you know has been injured at a work site, while working on scaffolding in a construction site in Boston or Andover you should contact an attorney to learn about your rights and determine liability. Massachusetts has a statute of limitations that may prohibit you from filing a law suit. Contact The Law Office of Thomas M. Kiley for guidance on your personal injury case.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

• Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
• Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
• Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
• Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
• Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
• Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.