Construction Site Accident Injury Attorney in Bend, Oregon

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Construction site accidents and injuries sustained on the job injure or kill thousands of Americans every year.  Many terrible personal injuries are caused by poor safety procedures, negligence, faulty equipment, poor supervision – and most could have been prevented.  Often times injury or death occur because a negligent company is more interested in profit than safety.

If you or a family member has been seriously injured or killed as a result of a construction site accident in Bend, Oregon, contact the experienced construction accident attorneys at D’Amore Law Group for a free consultation. D’Amore Law Group represents clients in Oregon, Washington and California.

Machines used in construction sites can cause crushed fingers, limbs, amputations, burns, choking, blindness, and other debilitating injuries. Nail guns can be particularly dangerous.  One client of D’Amore Law Group died as a result of being crushed between a wall and a large machine when the machine swiveled and caught the worker in a “pinch point.” Attorney Tom D’Amore negotiated a significant legal settlement on behalf of the man’s surviving children.

Compressed gasses that are combustible, explosive, corrosive, poisonous, or inert are becoming commonplace on many job sites and have caused injury and death to workers.  Even “harmless” gasses – such as nitrogen – can cause asphyxiation in high concentrations.  Explosions can occur as a result of great pressurization, turning their canister containers into fragmenting bombs.

Cranes that come in contact with power lines too often prove deadly. Cranes require scrupulous assembly and dismantling – and many workers are injured in the process of setting them up or tearing them down. Booms can buckle, the rigging can fail, and cranes can tip or overturn causing injury or death.

Logging is one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S.  In addition to handling dangerous equipment such as logging machines and chain saws, loggers often have to work in unstable or rough terrain, electrical storms, wind, and extreme temperatures.  The equipment is heavy, and the environment is full of potentially dangerous situations such as falling trees, rolling logs, and unexpected slides.  Injury can happen at the site of the harvest, during transportation, or at the saw mills or pulp mills.