Not many people realize that there are several thousand elevator deaths every year. Most happen on job sites.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust about anyone that has ever worked on a construction site realizes that accidents can and do happen, despite safety measures and other precautions. While most people figure the main reason for accidents is working with scaffolding or heavy, moving equipment, many of them don\u2019t realize that construction site elevators are often the source of an injury,\u201d recounted Brooks Schuelke, an Austin personal injury attorney with Perlmutter & Schuelke LLP.<\/p>\n
Elevators on a work site definitely have their uses and are helpful for moving workers between floors or taking heavy equipment from one place to another without the hassle of using stairs. The problem is, elevators are places where a great many workers have sustained injuries while on the job. \u201cIf an onsite work injury is sustained, you may be able to claim workers\u2019 compensation (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not many people realize that there are several thousand elevator deaths every year. Most happen on job sites. \u201cJust about anyone that has ever worked on a construction site realizes that accidents can and do happen, despite safety measures and…<\/span><\/p>\n