St. Louis Construction Accident Lawyer

Construction Accident Attorney St. Louis

If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence on a construction site, call Burger Law’s Missouri construction accident attorneys in St. Louis now at (314) 500-HURT or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has an exhaustive list of regulations and standards meant to keep construction workers safe. Despite that, construction work is still one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. When you go to work you go thinking that you will provide for your family and achieve the life you want. You do not expect to have your life turned upside down in a devastating accident that can leave you disabled for months, years or even permanently. Every St. Louis and Missouri construction accident attorney at Burger Law knows the immediate and catastrophic financial, emotional and physical toll a construction accident can have. Our construction accident attorney team has visited with families in St. Louis and throughout Missouri as they wonder how they are going to keep up with all the medical bills and loss of income. You do not have to worry anymore. Burger Law is the most- and highest-rated construction accident attorney law firm in Missouri, St. Louis and throughout the Midwest. Hundreds of St. Louis and Missouri families have trusted in our dedicated and accomplished team to protect their futures. We get great results for our clients and demand maximum compensation from all liable parties.

If you were injured through no fault of your own in St. Louis or anywhere in Missouri, see how much your claim may be worth by using our free personal injury calculator.

While worker’s compensation will partially cover your damages, there are often third parties who also need to be held accountable for your injuries. Our Missouri construction accident attorney team in St. Louis has almost three decades of experience standing up to bullies like large construction companies or resistant insurance companies. We know how to fully investigate and negotiate your claim and, if necessary, take your case to trial. Call the trusted and dedicated construction accident attorney team of Burger Law today at (314) 500-HURT .

If you believe your workplace is not sufficiently safe, you have protections under federal law. If you speak to your employer and they do not fix the safety hazard, you can file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration online or by calling their St. Louis office at 1-800-321-6742.

How Common Are Construction Accidents in St. Louis?

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 4,764 workplace fatalities in 2020, of which one in five victims was a construction worker. According to fatal injury rates per 100,000 employees, construction is the third most dangerous job in the United States. Just over one percent of all construction workers receive an injury that causes them to miss work, totaling over 150,000 injuries a year.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells us that falls account for over a third of construction site injuries and fatalities. Being in a struck-by accident, being caught in-between objects and electrocution round out what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration refers to as the “fatal four” of construction accidents.

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Workers’ Compensation Claims in St. Louis, MO Construction Accidents

Workers’ compensation is required for any Missouri company with five or more employees and for every construction company with any number of employees. As an employer not having workers’ compensation insurance could result in a Class A Misdemeanor and a fine of up to $50,000 for an employer. Anytime you are injured on the job, you need to notify your employer and file a workers’ compensation claim. Burger Law’s construction accident attorney team has decades of experience helping injured St. Louis and Missouri workers file their workers’ compensation claims. Worker’s compensation entitles you to the following benefits:

• Full medical treatment. Missouri Revised Statute §287.140 requires Missouri employers to provide medical services for an employee injured at work. This includes all costs for authorized medical treatment, prescriptions and medical devices”. While typically the employer is allowed to choose the healthcare provider, in unique cases your Burger law construction accident attorney in St. Louis may be able to help you get compensation for treatment by a physician of your choosing.
• Payment for lost wages. Your employer must compensate you for lost wages in the amount of 66 2/3 percent of your weekly pre-tax wages for all of the time you missed from work.
• A lump-sum payment. Once you have reached Maximum Medical Improvement, meaning your doctor does not believe your condition will improve any further, your employer is no longer obligated to pay you for lost wages and medical expenses. In the event of a permanent disability, you will be able to receive a lump sum that will compensate you for your diminished capacity to work for the rest of your life. Our Missouri construction accident attorney team in St. Louis aggressively and effectively pursues a maximum lump sum for all of our clients in workers’ compensation cases.

Minor workplace injuries can occasionally be settled without a construction accident attorney. However, with more serious injuries or any injury resulting in permanent disability, you will need the dedicated and expert representation of Burger Law’s St. Louis-based Missouri construction accident attorney law firm. Some of the most common construction accident injuries we see are:

• Head Injuries
• Neck Injuries
• Hand Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Fractures
• Burns

What is the Borrowed Servant Doctrine in Construction Accidents in Missouri?

The borrowed servant doctrine helps your construction accident attorney, insurance companies, judges, and juries determine liability in a St. Louis or Missouri workplace accident when an injury stems from a temporary employee’s negligence. For example, Construction Company A hires an employee of Crane Company B to temporarily operate a crane at a construction site. The first company would be the “special employer,” and the second would be the “general employer.” The crane operator is negligent and injures you by hitting you with the crane. The borrowed servant doctrine determines who is liable for your injuries. The Missouri construction accident attorney team based in St. Louis will help you determine if the borrowed servant doctrine applies in your case.

According to Ellegood v. Brashear Freight Lines, Inc., 162 S.W.2d 628 (Mo. Ct. App. 1942), there are three “essential elements” that a construction accident attorney in St. Louis and Missouri must prove to show that borrowed servant relationship existed:

1. consent on the part of the employee to work for the special employer;
2. actual entry by the employee upon the work of and for the special master pursuant to an express or implied contract so to do; and
3. power of the special employer to control the details of the work to be performed and to determine how the work shall be done and whether it shall stop or continue.

In other words, if an employee agreed to temporarily work for another company, began their work and that work was overseen by the special employer, then the special employer would be liable for any injuries you sustained. In our example, this would be Construction Company A. This means that if you were the “borrowed servant,” you would not make a claim against your own St. Louis or Missouri employer but rather the temporary employer. If you were injured by a borrowed servant that your company temporarily hired, you would file a workers’ compensation claim with your own company.

The borrowed servant doctrine is a very old rule that is often brought up by employers and argued over in workers’ compensation claims in efforts to avoid culpability. Every St. Louis construction accident attorney at Burger Law is an expert in the history and application of Missouri Law. We will bring the full force of the law against the parties responsible for your injuries and will not let anyone get away with giving you anything less than a full financial recovery. Call our Missouri construction accident attorney team in St. Louis now at (314) 500-HURT .

Can I Sue a Third Party in a St. Louis Construction Accident?

Workers’ compensation is an intended agreement between St. Louis and Missouri employers and employees: employees will be compensated for their damages while employers generally do not have to worry about lawsuits. That does not mean there are no other St. Louis and Missouri parties against which a talented and experienced construction accident attorney can help you file a suit. While you always need to file a workers’ compensation claim following a workplace injury in St. Louis or Missouri, that does not mean that other parties cannot also be found liable for your injuries. Construction sites often have a variety of contractors, subcontractors and construction workers that depend on the safety of the machinery they use. That means that, depending on the circumstances of your injury, you may be able to make a third party liability claim against a driver, property owner, manufacturer, architect or co-worker.

A St. Louis or Missouri Driver

Construction sites on St. Louis and Missouri roads and highways need to be coned off and have adequate warning signs for motorists. If a drunk driver, distracted driver or otherwise negligent driver enters the construction zone and injures you, you can make a claim against the driver and their insurance company for damages. Every Burger Law construction accident attorney is also a knowledgeable and experienced St. Louis and Missouri car accident lawyer and will be able to win you maximum compensation if you were injured on a construction site by a driver.

The Property Owner

Missouri Revised Statute §537.348 stipulates that St. Louis and Missouri landowners may be held liable for injuries that occur on their property due to “dangerous conditions” they knew of or should have known of but did not fix. The statute often applies in slip and fall accidents. Whether or not your construction accident attorney can help you file a premises liability claim against a St. Louis or Missouri property owner depends on the level of control the owner had over the property owner and whether or not you should have been aware of the hazard. Burger Law’s experienced and expert St. Louis-based construction accident team will look over all the facts of your case and aggressively pursue compensation from all liable parties.

A Manufacturer

Construction sites and construction workers depend on a lot of heavy and dangerous machinery in order to get their job done. That machinery needs to be designed safely and manufactured appropriately in order to keep workers safe from malfunction and harm. If a machine has an inherent design flaw or there was an error during production and you were injured as a result, your Burger Law Missouri construction accident attorney in St. Louis can help you make a product liability claim against the manufacturer, distributor or vendor of the product.

An Architect or Engineer

A “design professional,” such as a St. Louis or Missouri architect or engineer, is required to meet certain safety codes and regulations when designing buildings. If your construction accident injury was the result of an inherently flawed design in the building, you may be able to bring a case against an architect or engineer. The State of Missouri Construction Law Compendium states that design professionals have a duty to use a “degree of ordinary and reasonable” technical skill, and that failure to do so can be a “breach of tort duties.” When they fail in that duty, the St. Louis and Missouri construction accident attorney team of Burger Law fights hard to hold them accountable.

A Co-Worker

Generally speaking, injuries caused by a St. Louis co-worker’s negligence are covered under workers’ compensation. However, Missouri Revised Statute §287.120 specifies that a coworker may be found liable if they:

Engaged in an affirmative negligent act that purposefully and dangerously caused or increased the risk of injury.

If a coworker assaulted you, caused you injury while they were drunk or engaged in wanton recklessness, you may be able to bring a claim against your coworker as well as file a workers’ compensation claim. The St. Louis personal injury team will help you discern if a coworker may be held responsible for your injuries.

Suing a third party can complicate your workers’ compensation case. If you resolve the claims against the third party before your worker’s compensation case is sorted out, you may forfeit the right to any further worker’s compensation benefits. That is why it is imperative to reach out to a construction accident attorney in St. Louis when you are injured on the job. We have taken on and won these cases before and have the knowledge of Missouri law to make sure you receive full compensation for your injuries.

Can a Civilian Sue a Construction Company for a Construction Site Accident in St. Louis, Missouri?

Yes, they can. Construction companies and contractors have a duty to ensure that construction zones are safe for members of the public. If you were injured by falling debris or in a slip-and-fall accident, a Missouri construction accident attorney in St. Louis could help you bring a claim against the construction company or property owner. Instances of negligence by a construction company can be:

• Insufficient signage
• Insufficient barricades, nets or other protections
• Failure to secure tools, machinery or other equipment
• Failure to maintain equipment

If you have been injured because a St. Louis or Missouri construction site was not sufficiently kept safe for the public, call Burger Law’s construction accident attorney team today.

Cases We Win

Burger Law’s Missouri construction accident law firm based in St. Louis has a team of gifted litigators and trial lawyers with more than 100 years of combined experience practicing law and protecting the vulnerable and injured. We will fight to get you maximum compensation in any injury claim in Missouri, including the case types listed here. Click for more information.

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Construction Accident Lawyer in St. Louis, MO

If you have been injured in a construction accident, call our St. Louis-based Missouri construction accident attorney team immediately. We offer dedicated, compassionate and expert legal counsel and representation to construction workers and the injured throughout Missouri. You work hard to provide for your family, and your family’s future should not be put into doubt because another’s negligence caused you injuries. Our St. Louis-based Missouri construction accident attorney team fights until there is nothing left to fight, and you are awarded maximum compensation. Call us now at (314) 500-HURT or contact us online for a free case evaluation and to start on your road to recovery.

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Juanita Matthews

Year of 2023

This law firm is absolutely amazing. They took on my case, when nobody else would! They fought hard for me when it seemed there was no hope. They kept me informed and always asked for my input before making decisions on my case. Gary puts himself into every case unlike most law firm owners. Gary and his team really care about every one of their clients, and fights hard to get you a fair settlement. They actually won my case out of court, and then reduced my fees to make sure I could get my car fixed and be able to get back to some normality. I would recommend Burger Law over and above any other firm! If you go somewhere else you aren’t getting the best!

Shaunda S.

7 months ago

I am very happy with the staff at Burger Law. I mostly worked with Michael Sheldon, and he did an amazing job. I trusted him completely with my case, and he did not disappoint. I would definitely recommend this team if your ever in need of good attorneys.

Emelia M.

3 months ago

Burger Law Firm is fantastic. Laura and Genevieve were so amazing and helpful throughout the entire process. They helped me with my personal injury case every step of the way and succeeded at getting me the results I desired.

Helen L.

a year ago

We had a great experience with Burger Law for representing us after a serious car accident. Truly impressed by how professional and supportive the entire team is. And, many thanks to Genavieve and Laura – you are amazing!

Judy M.

a year ago

They did an amazing job on my case! Communication with them was great!!! Kept me informed and in the loop with everything that was going on!!! Will definitely be the 1st ones I’ll call if ever I’m in another accident!!! Thank you very much!!!

Chelsea C.

5 months ago

Let me tell you something about Burger Law.. they are so attentive and kind. Jennifer is my savior!! I love the whole team!!! They are truly a miracle team!! I appreciate their business and would recommend it to others.

David D.

2 months ago

Absolutely the best law firm in the St. Louis area. No matter the size of your case you are treated as if you are the only client on the roster. Will explain anything thoroughly and they work around your availability. Very impressed and appreciative of the service.

Lisa B.

11 months ago

Gary and Casey took great care of me for 2.5 years as my lawsuit was finally settled. I feel he helped me achieve justice for me and my 4 children after their father died from medical malpractice and neglect. Thanks to Gary, my kids now have a great start to their college and adult lives. Thank you Gary and Casey, for fighting for us so hard at our most trying and difficult time in our lives thus far. Love and God bless from my family to yours!

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