Serious Accident Injuries Are Common with Cranes at a Construction Site

If you work anywhere on a construction site, then you are risking being injured by a crane in that work environment. Any time that a crane falls down at the workplace, it will cause a serious injury to anyone in the area of that heavy equipment. Cranes are extremely powerful and large equipment at a construction or job site, and there are many different aspects of the crane that can be dangerous to workers on the ground.

Crane Accidents Can Kill

Crane accidents on the job site rarely happen on purpose. People are injured by cranes in legitimate accidents with this heavy equipment. Because of the size of the crane, many accidents involving a crane will be fatalities. Cranes are going to injure someone on a job site in the case that the crane:

• Slips from the rigging and falls over
• Pulls something too heavy and flips the crane over onto its side
• Pulls a heavy load and snaps off the wire hoisting the heavy object
• Snaps the boom on the crane in half
• Collapses the jig under heavy weight and pressure
• Pushes over the crane in high winds or bad weather

Operator Inexperience Causes Many Serious Crane Accidents

If the operator of a crane is new or inexperienced, then the construction site is going to be a highly hazardous area as a result. A brand-new crane operator is going to be a severe liability on the construction site. It will be a matter of when and not “if” there will be serious accidents on account of the inexperience of the crane operator.

The new crane operator will make many mistakes with the crane. Some of these mistakes will come in the form of:

• Not knowing the crane is leaking hydraulic fluid, and operating the crane under unsafe conditions
• Crane operator inattention to the workers and their positions on the ground
• Crane operator swinging the crane too wide into overhead live power lines
• Crane operator unable to understand how to properly work the crane controls
• Crane operator not using the walkie-talkie or radio to properly signal where the crane is going during the jobs it performs
• Crane operator not knowledgeable about maintaining the crane for all safety inspections

Serious Crane Accidents Can Cause Permanent Disabling Injuries

The crane operator can damage the crane and create havoc on the job site, and can seriously and permanently injure a worker as well. Personal injuries that are the result of a crane accident can be debilitating, and might include:

• Getting a concussion from a falling object from the crane hitting the head and causing TBI
• Getting crushed from the weight of heavy equipment falling on limbs, arms or back
• Breaking the spine from falling after being hit by heavy equipment
• Internal injuries and puncture wounds from foreign objects thrown from a crane
• Having limbs amputated from being pinned down by a broken crane

If you have been seriously injured by a crane, or have a wrongful death claim for a loved one killed by a crane on a construction site, get in touch with the winning San Fernando Valley construction law firm at Walch Law right now– 1-844-999-5342. We are able to talk to you about your personal injury or wrongful death case, and can explain the next steps to receiving a full recovery compensation package for your case. The sooner you call, the sooner we can start helping you with things like medical bills and more– you pay nothing unless we get you paid!