Work-Related Injury

Almost any type of work these days can be dangerous and many workers are seriously injured or killed while doing their job.  These injuries may occur in a manufacturing facility, on a construction site, or involve employees of one company working on the property of another company.  When a worker is injured on the job, he or she often cannot make a claim against his or her employer for a work-related injury because those types of claims must be handled as a worker’s compensation claim through the State agency charged with administering claims under the Workers’ Compensation Act of Michigan.

 However, third-parties or non-employers, including property owners, architects, contractors, and manufacturers of equipment, however, can be held liable for insufficient safety measures or negligence when an accident occurs. 

 At Halpert, Weston, Wuori & Sawusch, P.C., our excellent lawyers have handled the different types of claims that an injury person or their family may have due to an accident, including but not limited to:

 1.      a worker’s compensation claim

 2.      a third-party negligence claim including but not limited to these types of situations:

• burns and chemical burns caused by flammable and combustible materials;
• electrical accidents and electrocution involving nuclear power plants, electrical panels, overhead power lines;
• excavations and collapses;
• fire and explosions and scalds involving boilers, pressure vehicles and gas lines;
• accidents involving forklifts, trucks, bulldozers, and other heavy equipment;
• falls from cranes and scaffolding;
• propane explosions.