Are you a road or construction worker? Have you recently been injured on the job?
Grossman Law Offices - Houston is here to offer relief from your injuries.
All too often living rooms across Houston are filled with news stories describing the horror of motor vehicle accidents involving road construction workers. Highway construction workers are especially vulnerable to catastrophic injury caused by being struck by a motor vehicle.
Road workers in Houston face dangerous conditions
With vehicles moving in excess of seventy miles an hour, it is easy to see how a collision between a car and a road worker could have disastrous consequences. Road workers that are hit by motor vehicles often sustain fractures, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis and death.
Employers owe a duty to their employees to provide a safe working environment, this includes employees that are required to work on roads in highly congested cities such as Houston, Texas. Employers can minimize the risk posed by automobiles by planning development projects designed to reduce exposure to traffic.
- Employers can reduce risk to their employees by decreasing the speeds at which vehicles travel in the construction area.
- Employers can reduce risk posed to road workers by utilizing proper reflecting equipment to notify drivers of roadwork.
- Employers can reduce risk posed to road workers by properly placing and marking construction barriers.
If you or a loved one has been struck by a motor vehicle while working in road construction please call the Houston work related injury lawyers at Grossman Law Offices. Our experienced staff of personal injury attorneys will help you understand your rights and seek the money you deserve.