Miami Beach Heavy Equipment Failures

If you or a loved one has been injured by heavy equipment failure, you may have a product liability claim in Miami Beach or your community if a product defect caused your injuries. Under product liability laws, manufacturers are held liable if a design flaw, manufacturing flaw, or other preventable defect creates a dangerous product that causes injury or death. If you have suffered injuries due to a defective product or due to a workplace injury, learn about your rights to compensation by contacting Flaxman Law Group for a free, no obligation consultation.

Construction sites are the places where life altering and traffic accidents often occur. There are many regulations and laws that are meant to keep construction workers safe. Unfortunately, even with due diligence and even with the best intentions, when heavy equipment used on construction sites is defective, there is often no way for construction site workers to prevent an injury.

There are many types of heavy equipment failure that can occur on construction sites, including:

• Pieces of heavy equipment that cause sparks or fires
• Equipment that overheats
• Machinery that throws workers or permits them to fall from heights
• Equipment that jerks or moves unexpectedly, causing injury
• Equipment that is top-heavy and easily falls over

No matter what defect heavy machinery has, it can cause many types of injuries, including:

• Amputations
• Spinal cord injuries
• Falls
• Soft tissue injuries
• Fractures
• Lacerations
• Burns
• Brain Injuries

These injuries can be painful and extremely expensive to treat. In some cases, they cause permanent injury that prevents the worker from earning their full income and returning to their job. Some injuries can even generate life-long medical bills. Someone with a serious spinal cord injury in Miami Beach, for example, may end up paying more than a hundred thousand dollars in the first year of medical treatment and if severe the injury may cost millions of dollars over a lifetime in assisted living expenses, at-home care, medical treatment, and lost income. Workers compensation will not usually pay for all of these costs, which is why many injured workers turn to the civil courts for help and compensation.

Many people hesitate when calling an attorney because they worry about legal fees. Flaxman Law Group works on a contingency fee basis, which means that you do not have to pay for legal fees until and unless our law firm gets out-of-court settlement or a court win in your favor. Your initial consultation is also completely free, so you do not have to worry about upfront costs. If you think that you may have been injured by a defective product or piece of equipment, do not hesitate in calling our law firm to discuss your potential case. You have nothing to lose by getting free legal advice from us. Contact us at your earliest convenience to book your free appointment. We look forward to hearing from you and help answer some of your questions.