Cases: Excavation Collapse

$750,000 settlement for construction accident for 40-year old laborer who was working on a sewer line installation project and was injured when an excavation collapsed on him, causing him to suffer left knee injury with fracture of tibial plateau and lateral condyle with tears of medal meniscus, lateral meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament, which required knee reconstruction surgery.

$705,000 settlement for construction accident for 34-year old laborer who was installing drainage pipe in excavation trench that collapsed, causing him to suffer broken ribs, back injury requiring epidural nerve block, and knee injury requiring Synvisc steroid injections.

Case Results

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$2.1 million
settlement

for 33-year old electrician who fell from ladder while attempting to fit heavy cable into crown box when cable sprung back and struck him, causing him to suffer left shoulder injury with impingement.

$1.6 million
settlement

for 38-year old electrician who slipped and fell on debris on stairway with resulting cervical herniated disc and aggravation of pre-existing arthritic changes.

$2.55 million
settlement

for 42-year old electrician who fell into an uncovered, unprotected hole and suffered a severe low back injury with herniated disc(s) that required surgery at L4-5 and L5-S1 levels.

$1.75 million
settlement

for 26-year old construction worker who fell through opening in roof and fractured his wrist, requiring surgery with open reduction and internal fixation, external fixation device, and eventual fusion.

$2.5 million
settlement

for 38-year old female electrician (with history of prior neck injury) who tripped on uneven Masonite protective floor covering, and suffered neck injury with herniated discs requiring cervical fusion.

$1.2 million
settlement

during trial for 40-year old sheet metal worker who was struck in the neck and shoulder by an air conditioning unit and suffered herniated cervical discs and cervical radiculopathy.