On a busy commercial construction site, safety should be the top priority. That duty was ignored by a general contractor, leading to a tragic, preventable fall. Our client, a painter, was working in an aerial lift when he fell, suffering multiple, severe fractures to his foot, ankle, and leg.
Our investigation uncovered a shocking act of negligence: the general contractor’s crew had intentionally wired the lift’s safety door open. They did this to make it easier to load materials, knowingly disabling a critical safety feature. When we filed a lawsuit, the contractor denied liability and tried to blame the victim, falsely claiming our client took the lift without permission.
We systematically dismantled their story. We proved our client had been issued keys to the lift and secured testimony from other workers who confirmed the contractor’s crew had tampered with the safety door. By proving clear negligence, we held them accountable. In addition to securing his full worker’s compensation benefits, we obtained a $750,000 settlement from the contractor’s liability carrier for our client’s immense pain and suffering.