Massachusetts Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Attorney Advice: Report All Construction Site Accidents

Often in the construction industry, accidents that are minor in nature or scope are not reported to the proper authorities. This is unfortunate because the lack of reporting can cause construction accident statistics to be skewed and keep known hazards from being addressed on the jobsite. Often there is fear amongst the workers to report an accident since they may end up fired or black-listed for doing so.

Unfortunately, if a small injury isn't reported and leads to a larger disability down the road, the amount of compensation you may be eligible for can be severely impacted.

When construction workers (and their employers) take the time to fully report all construction site accidents and injuries, it provides the company with a chance to make small corrections to improve the overall safety of the workplace. These small fixes can lead to preventing a major accident, injury, or death.

For more information about construction safety, read Construction Safety.

A construction accident can completely change you or your child's life. Always check for building code violations in Boston after suffering 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.