Work Injury Lawyers in Southern California

What Is Considered a Work Injury?

A work injury is an injury that an employee sustained while at their job site or while carrying out their work duties at another location. Injuries may also occur while traveling between job assignments or performing another work-related task. An ordinary commute to or from a regular workplace generally requires a different analysis and isn’t automatically considered work-related.

Work injuries are especially common in industries involving physical labor, such as construction and manufacturing. According to data from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), 20% of worker deaths in the U.S. private sector in 2019 were in the construction industry. However, a work injury can occur at any type of job, including an office position.

Types of Work Injury Cases We Handle

Workplace accidents can occur in virtually any industry and under a wide range of circumstances. Our California work injury lawyers handle cases involving:

• Falls and Premises Hazards. Slip and falls, trip and falls, falls from ladders, scaffolds, roofs, and other elevated work surfaces.
• Construction and Industrial Accidents. Construction site accidents, falling objects, electrocutions, equipment failures, and incidents involving unsafe working conditions.
• Vehicle and Equipment Accidents. Crashes involving company vehicles, forklifts, commercial vehicles, and accidents caused by defective equipment.
• Exposure and Safety Violations. Toxic chemical exposure, inadequate safety equipment, insufficient training, workplace violence, and accidents involving negligent contractors or other third parties.

Some accidents arise from conditions associated with the employer, while others involve a separate person or business. Potential third parties may include subcontractors, outside drivers, property owners, maintenance companies, product suppliers, and manufacturers of defective equipment.

Workplace injuries can vary in severity, from broken bones and soft-tissue injuries to life-altering traumatic brain injuries, spine injuries, burns, toxic-exposure illnesses, and other catastrophic injuries. In the worst cases, work injuries can result in death.