A large commercial site is full of promotions with workers from different companies trying to carry out their work, which is why they are also dangerous places and prone to personal injuries due to negligence.
According to the labor protection agency, here are four of the main types of accidents that can be summarized at these sites:
- Falls from considerable height
- Being struck by falling objects
- Electrical shock
- Getting trapped between two objects, among others.
If you have been a victim of personal injuries due to negligence and require requesting some type of compensation to cover medical expenses, you should contact Conexión Legal as soon as possible by calling 1800 201 1220 or writing to us via WhatsApp so that you can receive the best free consultation from the hand of a professional personal injury attorney.
There are occasions when workers can be injured due to negligence. In such cases, they will remain subject to workers' compensation laws according to the state in which they are located.
Sometimes they are even injured due to the negligence of an employee from another company, such as when a wall painter is accidentally injured by an electrician.
In that case, according to the law, the painter can file a personal injury lawsuit against the electrician at the same time they collect employee compensation. This is known as third-party liability.
The benefit of a third-party case, workers' compensation laws generally limit the benefits of an injured worker to medical expenses, temporary total disability, and permanent partial disability.
They do not take into account any other non-economic damages legally permitted in personal injury cases. This makes a personal injury claim more valuable than a worker's claim for the same injury of the same person.
Employee compensation payments and third-party liability cases involve complex laws. To maximize the income of an injured worker, only experienced and efficient attorneys should be consulted in such cases.
On the other hand, slippery floors can also become potentially dangerous risk factors for the public. However, the fact does not mean that it is automatically the property owner's responsibility.
It must be proven that he was negligent, which demonstrates that the floor was excessively slippery and that the property owner knew or should have known that the floor was slippery without needing to be.
To have the greatest probability of success in the event of a slip or fall, your personal injury attorney must present a reasonable argument that shows how slippery the ground was before leaving the workplace. If you don't know what you slipped on or why the floor was slippery, you will have difficulty getting your case.
Some substances that can make the floor slippery are usually floor polishing wax, ice or snow, grease, oil or other lubricants, a slippery foreign object such as certain food debris, water or other liquid. Likewise, it will also help to know how long the substance has been in the field; as long as the substance remains on the surface, you have better chances of winning the case.
If someone drops a slippery object on a warehouse floor and you slip ten seconds later, the warehouse is not liable. Ten seconds is not enough for warehouse workers to notice slippery conditions. However, if the item has been available for half an hour, your complaint is legitimate.
On the other hand, the property owner is obligated to place warning signs by maintenance personnel. The absence of a warning sign on the slippery floor is good evidence of negligence on the part of the property owner. However, posting a warning does not automatically exempt the property owner from their liability.
The warning sign does not completely release the property owner from their liability, since it can also be argued that the builder polished the floor negligently at a time when there should be a lot of human traffic. Additionally, the floor cannot be polished when it rains, which wets it and makes it even more slippery.
If you need to, you should contact Conexión Legal as soon as possible. By doing so you will be able to receive the best free consultation, and in cases of personal injuries due to negligence like yours, you will be able to obtain the highest possible compensation with the support of a personal injury attorney.
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