On the Job

Construction Accidents

Construction is among the most perilous professions. When it injures you, the paperwork should not be your problem.

Construction is among the most perilous professions in the country, and Texas builds more than almost anywhere. Falls, struck-by incidents, trench collapses, crane and equipment failures, electrocution — the hazards are known, documented, and preventable, which is precisely why someone is usually accountable when they are not prevented.

These cases are complicated by how modern jobsites are staffed. General contractors, subcontractors, staffing agencies, equipment lessors, and property owners all share a site, and responsibility does not always sit with the company whose name is on your paycheck.

Andre Thomas assists injured workers through the workers' compensation system and pursues personal injury actions against the parties responsible — including third parties a comp claim alone will never reach.

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