Construction Site Fall Injuries in St. Louis

Recovering Compensation for Serious Construction Injuries in Missouri

Construction sites are riddled with potential dangers for both workers and passerby. As such, employers, contractors, and others who operate or work with developers on construction projects have a legal obligation to ensure reasonable measures are taken to ensure the safety of workers and the general public. Failing to uphold this obligation can not only result in serious workplace and industry violations, but also preventable injuries and deaths experienced by victims who fall from heights.

Why Choose Our Firm?

At Meyerkord & Kurth, our St. Louis construction accident attorneys have leveraged more than 100 years of combined experience to successfully advocate for victims and families who have suffered harm and losses in all types of construction accidents, including those involving falls. As a firm with a legacy of legal innovation, we have proven our ability to help clients in seeking compensation through personal injury and workers’ compensation cases, including those involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.

Our experience, resources, and commitment to helping clients through difficult times has allowed us to recover more than $450 million in compensation for our clients, and to provide the unwavering support they need as they navigate their legal journeys. If you or someone you love has been injured due to a fall at a construction site, or as a result of a fatal fall accident, our team is available to discuss your rights and potential case during a FREE consultation.

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Falls: A Leading Danger on Construction Sites

According to statistics from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other industry organizations, falls are among the greatest hazards on construction sites. Because workers on a variety of construction projects ranging from commercial and residential development, roofing, and electrical services to painting and decorative work often perform their duties from heights, they routinely face the greatest risks of fall-related injuries of any profession.

That includes accidents involving the following:

• Ladders, stairs, and scaffolding accidents
• Falls from roofs
• Falls from exterior construction areas or building structures
• Lack of required fall protection (i.e. unprotected sides, leading edges, guardrails, personal fall arrest system)
• Failures to fix broken guardrails and other damages fall protection devices
• Open excavations and pier holes
• Electric shock

These and other issues that lead to falls can cause severe injuries, including broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries, some of which can alter the lives of victims and cause permanent impairment. In the most devastating accidents, victims can also suffer fatal injuries.

Fatal Four

Falls from heights are classified among OSHA’s notorious “Fatal Four,” which are the four leading causes of deaths among construction workers. This is especially the case when workers are performing work from heights that exceed 6 feet, and which require the use of mandated fall protection equipment in order to mitigate risks. According to OSHA data, falls account for an average of nearly 40% of all deaths in the construction industry each year.

Compensation for Victims and Families