Construction Accidents
Road construction and construction zones can be dangerous to workers and other drivers in the area.
A construction zone worker?s job duties require them to lift heavy objects, operate heavy machinery, and perform precise tasks at elevated heights.
Construction Zone Injury and Liability
Although the proper safety practices can decrease a worker or passerby's risk of being injured in a construction zone, it is also the duty of contractors to ensure that warnings are issued in these hazardous construction areas.
When a construction accident that is preventable occurs because of someone?s negligence, they may be liable, along with their company, for the victim's injuries.
Causes of Construction Zone Accidents
A construction zone accident can occur due to a construction worker not being properly trained by their employer, due to defective equipment in which case the manufacturer of the construction machinery can be held liable, and due to ladders falling or cranes malfunctions. Other causes of road construction accidents include Inadequate or non-existent personnel to control traffic, Unclearly marked construction zone areas and Poor placement of signs and barricades.
Construction Zone Safety Tips
Safety tips to remember when approaching work zones or a construction zone are: Plan ahead for road construction and give yourself enough time to arrive safely at your destination, maintain the posted speed limit while driving through the construction zone, turn your headlights to make your car or vehicle more visible, be attentive and prepared for a sudden slowing in traffic, be alert and watch out for construction zone workers, be patient while driving through a construction zone, be attentive and prepared for a sudden slowing in traffic and do not change lanes or pass when driving through road construction.
