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Injured in a Construction Crane Accident? Get Fair Payment.

Cranes are essential tools at the heart of many Ohio industries. Workers use them to build our cities, move goods onto ships along our rivers and lakes, restock warehouses, and transfer cargo onto trucks and trains.

But their size and specialized operations make them dangerous. If you’re hurt in a crane accident, you may have more than one channel of legal recourse to get fair payment for your suffering.

Disturbingly, crane accidents lead to 42 deaths a year on average across the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

And nonfatal injuries from cranes are often severe. Workers suffer broken bones, lacerations, amputations, concussions and other crush-related injuries when a crane is mishandled, malfunctions or collapses.

Recovery from a crane accident can take weeks, months, even years. In some cases, survivors never fully regain what they’ve lost. During that recovery, you face mounting medical bills, lost wages, and a lot of stress on your life and your family.

Ohio has a workers’ compensation system, run by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC), that requires employers to financially take care of injured employees.

But the BWC has a lengthy process to determine the validity of claims, and often you don’t get everything you need to make you whole.

In Ohio, you can file for workers’ comp, but you can’t sue your employer for an injury at work, and your employer can’t deny you benefits even if you had a role in causing the accident.

However, your employer may be able to argue you were at fault when it comes to a BWC claim for a violation of a specific safety rule that you are alleging. Then you need to consult with an attorney to understand your legal rights.

Some crane accidents are also caused by the negligence or mistakes of a third party. In those cases, you can pursue a personal injury claim on top of workers’ compensation. But those third parties and their insurance companies aren’t exactly going to cooperate easily with paying you.

The construction and crane accident lawyers at Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal (HNB) have handled thousands of cases across Ohio, involving workers’ compensation or personal injury.

HNB attorneys have secured more than $500,000,000.00 in awards, benefits and settlements for injured workers in Ohio.

We can guide you to make the best decisions to win compensation you need to get life back to normal.

If you live in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, or anywhere in Ohio, get in touch with us.

As you recover from a crane injury, we want you to say, “Helping me, that’s HNB.”

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    Common Causes of Crane Accidents

    Cranes are massive, complicated machines. You see them in ports, factories, construction sites, rail yards and loading stations.

    Causes of accidents involving claims fall into two main categories: malfunctioning equipment or operator error.

    The National Safety Council lists several scenarios for on-the-job crane accidents:

    • Falls from cranes
    • Being struck by dropped loads
    • Injured by a crane that failed due to overextending the boom
    • Hurt by power lines struck by a crane
    • Hit or pinned by a crane and its load tipping over

    Heat stress, fatigue and poor training all cand lead to operator error and accidents.

    Crane operators must undergo extensive training. While Ohio doesn’t have its own licensing for operating cranes, all construction crane operators must be certified through the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

    Ohio law requires cranes to be regularly inspected and meet operational standards.

    The BWC or the crane’s owner might try to shortchange an injured worker. When they offer a compensation package, you don’t have to blindly accept it. Have an experienced crane accident lawyer look over your case.

    At HNB, we know how to get the BWC or responsible party to fairly compensate hardworking Ohioans.

    Call us, and we’ll take a look at your case free of charge.

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    How to Pursue Claims for Crane Construction Accidents

    A skilled crane accident lawyer knows how to pursue all angles of compensation after a crane injury.

    WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

    Most companies in Ohio must carry workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. This system ensures you can recover lost wages, pay for medical treatment, or manage a lasting disability after an accident.

    The first step to winning a workers’ compensation claim for a crane accident is to seek medical attention immediately. This creates a record of your injuries and becomes the crux of your claim.

    Then report the accident to the BWC. The BWC has 28 days to let you know whether your claim is approved or denied. But they don’t always offer everything that you truly are owed, so get an Ohio workers’ compensation lawyer to look out for your needs.

    PERSONAL INJURY

    Under Ohio law, you cannot sue your employer over a crane accident. But if a coworker, a subcontractor, or another third party was negligent in causing the accident, you can pursue a personal injury claim against them.

    For example, if the crane malfunctioned, then the crane’s manufacturer may be at fault.

    If you can show the crane manufacturer, operator, or owner had a duty to establish a safe working environment for you, and they failed, they could be liable for the damages you suffered.

    If you were a bystander or just passing by when a crane failed—and you got hurt—you also could have a personal injury claim. You don’t have to be an employee at the job site to have a case.

    Navigating either workers’ compensation or a personal injury claim is complicated.

    You need a skilled attorney who knows accidents involving cranes. At HNB, we have more than 40 years’ experience helping hardworking Ohioans who’ve been injured.

    We will be there every step of the way after a crane accident, and we won’t stop to get you the relief you deserve.

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