What is a construction injury lawyer?
Construction and building sites can be dangerous and volatile places to work, with heavy machinery, tools, and all sorts of materials. The construction industry is one of the largest sources of workers’ compensation claims in Australia.
If you’ve been injured on the job as a construction worker, our team of specialist building and construction lawyers will help you get the maximum compensation available to you.
What does a construction lawyer do?
Workcover compensation is part of a compulsory insurance provided to employees by their employers. Each company will have a different coverage scheme with different rules in place for their Australian employees.
If you get injured on a construction site at work, you may be able to make a workers compensation claim.
As expert building and construction injury lawyers, LHD can help guide you through the process of making a claim, what payments and support are available to you and help you understand reviews and appeals.
What construction injuries can I claim for?
Common construction site accidents and injuries include:
- Cuts, lacerations, bruises, amputations or crush injuries caused by equipment and power tools such as saws, nail guns and drills
- Electrocution or electric shock caused by faulty cords, machinery, switches or overhead power lines
- Minor to severe injuries including soft tissue injuries, fractures, spinal injuries and even fatality caused by falls from ladders, scaffolding or upper floors
- Injuries caused by falls, trips or slips. Tools, debris and materials can create hazards on a construction site and workers often have to navigate a site frequently carting tools, machinery and materials
- Being hit by falling objects or being struck by a projectile from machinery can result in significant injuries
- Trucks, cranes, excavation and earthmoving equipment can cause severe injuries
Continued exposure to the environment may result in sunburn, dehydration and heatstroke - Exposure to machinery, equipment and power tool noise can lead to industrial deafness
- Exposure to chemicals on construction sites may result in burns, respiratory illness or poisoning
Our experts will help you every step of the way to ensure you obtain the compensation entitlements you deserve. Enlisting the help of a LHD Lawyer will ensure you can easily navigate the system during this difficult time after a workplace accident.
Call us now, for a free claim check.
Am I eligible for a construction site injury claim?
Construction workers may be able to claim compensation for their injuries through a construction injury lawyer if it resulted from someone else’s negligence or carelessness.
If you suffer a workplace injury or disease, the workers compensation claim may be able to provide you with weekly workcover benefits, medical and hospital expenses, rehabilitation services, certain personal items and a lump sum payment for permanent impairment on the basis set by the particular scheme.
The basic criteria in order to be covered by workcover is;
- you must be a worker; and
- the injury must be a work-related injury. That is, the injury arose out of or in the course of your employment or your employment is a significant contributing factor to the development of the injury/condition
Meet our Construction Injury Lawyers
Jamie Nemme
Partner *
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Works across NSW
Steven Notarianni
Director
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Works across VIC
Heine Papenfus
Director
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Works across WA