Sacramento Construction Accident Lawyers
More than 30 Years Fighting for Injured Workers in California
Construction workers face hazards ranging from ladder and scaffold falls to falling materials, live electrical systems, heavy equipment, and repetitive physical strain. If you were injured on a job site, you may be eligible for California workers’ compensation benefits based on your employment status, medical evidence, and the circumstances of the injury.
At Pacific Workers', The Lawyers for Injured Workers, our Sacramento construction accident lawyers help injured workers navigate claims involving medical treatment, disability benefits, denials, and appeals. With decades of combined experience, we focus entirely on workers’ compensation.
Get started with a free initial consultation. Call us at (888) 740-6434 or fill out and submit an online contact form today.
What Are the Most Common Construction Accidents?
A construction accident is an unplanned event during construction work that causes injury, damage, or loss. It may result from unsafe job-site conditions, equipment malfunctions, structural failures, hazardous materials, or the actions of another person or company.
Construction sites often contain heavy machinery, power tools, temporary structures, electrical systems, and elevated work areas. Workers can be injured in a single incident or develop a medical condition over time through repeated lifting, awkward positions, vibration, tool use, or hazardous exposure.
Some of the most common types of construction accidents include:
- Falls: Workers may fall from scaffolding, ladders, rooftops, lifts, or other elevated work areas.
- Struck-By Objects: Falling or moving tools, materials, equipment, and construction vehicles can cause serious injuries.
- Electrocutions: Contact with live wires, damaged cords, or faulty electrical equipment can cause electrical burns and other injuries.
- Caught-In or Caught-Between Incidents: A worker may become trapped, crushed, or compressed between machinery, materials, trenches, or structures.
- Slips, Trips, and Falls: Uneven surfaces, wet conditions, debris, and clutter can create hazards throughout a job site.
- Machinery Accidents: Cranes, bulldozers, excavators, power tools, and other equipment can cause injuries during operation or maintenance.
- Collapse or Structural Failures: Buildings, trenches, scaffolding, and temporary structures may fail while workers are on or near them.
- Chemical Accidents: Hazardous substances can cause burns, respiratory conditions, or other occupational illnesses.
- Fires and Explosions: Welding, cutting, fuel, electrical faults, and combustible materials can contribute to job-site fires or explosions.
- Repetitive-Motion Injuries: Recurring construction tasks can lead to cumulative trauma affecting the back, shoulders, knees, hands, and other parts of the body.
These incidents may cause fractures, head and brain injuries, spinal damage, crush injuries, burns, hearing loss, respiratory conditions, or permanent physical limitations. The medical record must connect the condition to the worker’s duties or job-site accident.
Can I Sue for a Construction Accident?
If you’re a construction worker injured on the job, you’re generally unable to sue your employer for a covered workplace injury. California’s workers’ compensation system usually provides the primary path for eligible employees to pursue benefits.
Almost all California employers are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. This is generally a no-fault system, which means an eligible worker doesn’t ordinarily need to prove that the employer acted negligently. Employment status, the work connection to the injury, medical evidence, and other claim facts still affect eligibility.
However, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against a third party if that party’s negligence or defective product caused or contributed to your construction accident. For example, a defective scaffolding component may raise questions about manufacturer responsibility. A collision that occurs while a construction worker is performing job duties may also support a claim against the other driver.
Other potentially responsible parties can include property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, equipment manufacturers, and companies working at the same site, depending on the facts. Our Sacramento construction accident lawyers can assess whether a possible third-party claim should be evaluated alongside your workers’ compensation case. The two paths involve different legal issues and shouldn’t be treated as interchangeable.
What Is Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?
If you were injured in a construction accident, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits are designed to cover your medical expenses and a portion of your lost wages while you’re out of work. If your injury is severe enough to leave you disabled, you may also be entitled to additional benefits.
Workers’ compensation benefits in California typically include:
- Medical care and treatment
- Temporary disability benefits
- Permanent disability benefits
- Supplemental job displacement benefits
- Death benefits
The available benefits and payment amounts depend on factors such as work restrictions, medical findings, disability status, earnings, and the facts of the claim.
How Our Sacramento Construction Accident Attorneys Can Help
Our Sacramento construction accident lawyers guide you through each stage of the claim.
Our team can assist you in filing your initial claim and identifying applicable deadlines. We can help gather medical records, work-status reports, witness details, photographs, equipment information, and documents identifying the employers or contractors involved. We also represent clients in proceedings involving the employer’s insurance company and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Clients work with an attorney, Case Manager, Case Assistant, and Team Assistant. This structure supports claim investigation, legal paperwork, case coordination, and communication when treatment or benefits are disputed.
We handle workers’ compensation issues such as:
- Initial filing
- Appeals
- Benefit denials
- Benefit reductions
- Settlements
We take the time to understand the details of your injury, current medical treatment, work restrictions, claim status, and goals. We then work to build and present the evidence supporting your claim.
Call us at (888) 740-6434 or contact us online today to get started with a free consultation.
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Pacific Workers', The Lawyers for Injured Workers has represented injured workers for more than 30 years and focuses entirely on California workers’ compensation. We’ve recovered more than $340 million for injured workers. Past performance doesn’t guarantee the outcome of a future claim.
We offer free initial evaluations and contingency-fee representation, so attorney fees are owed only if we recover benefits on your behalf. We offer services in English and Spanish.
Construction Injury Claims That Need Closer Review
Some construction claims involve more than confirming that an accident occurred at work. Employment classification, cumulative trauma, permanent restrictions, disputed treatment, and the involvement of several contractors can affect how the claim should be investigated.
- Subcontractor Classification: Being labeled an independent contractor doesn’t necessarily resolve employment status. The working relationship and applicable California rules require review.
- Cumulative Trauma: Repetitive lifting, tool use, vibration, awkward positions, and recurring physical demands may cause injuries that develop gradually rather than during one identifiable accident.
- Serious or Permanent Injury: Permanent limitations or an inability to return to the usual job can raise issues involving permanent disability benefits and supplemental job displacement benefits.
- Denied Care or Benefits: A dispute may concern whether the injury is work-related, whether medical treatment or prescriptions are authorized, or whether disability payments have been calculated correctly.
- Possible Third-Party Responsibility: Defective equipment, vehicle collisions, and the conduct of another contractor or company may require an additional liability review.
Our team also reviews denied claims, denied medical treatment, low settlement offers, and concerns about workplace retaliation. Our Sacramento construction accident attorneys can identify which issues belong within the workers’ compensation case and which facts may require separate evaluation.
What to Do After a Sacramento Construction Accident
Report the injury to your employer, obtain appropriate medical care, and keep copies of documents related to the accident and claim. California employers must provide a workers’ compensation claim form after receiving notice of a work-related injury.
Useful information to preserve can include:
- Photographs of the site, equipment, materials, and visible injuries
- Names and contact details for witnesses, contractors, and equipment owners
- Medical records, work restrictions, prescriptions, and appointment information
- Incident reports, claim forms, benefit notices, and insurer correspondence
- Pay records and information about missed work or modified duties
If benefits are denied, reduced, or delayed, we can help prepare the documentation needed to address the dispute, pursue an appeal, or appear in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Matters connected to the Sacramento venue may proceed through the Sacramento Division of Workers’ Compensation district office, which also provides Information and Assistance services.
Deadlines can vary according to the injury date, claim type, disputed benefit, and whether another party may be responsible. A prompt review helps our team identify the procedures and evidence relevant to your situation.
Request a Free Construction Injury Case Evaluation
Tell us how the accident happened, what treatment you’ve received, whether benefits have started, and whether another contractor, driver, property owner, or equipment company may have contributed. We can assess the workers’ compensation claim, screen for potential third-party responsibility, and explain what to do next.
Your initial evaluation is free and carries no obligation. We accept workers’ compensation cases on a contingency-fee basis, so you won’t owe attorney fees unless we recover benefits for you.
Call or text (888) 740-6434 to speak with our team about your Sacramento construction injury claim.
Workers' Comp FAQ
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Do independent contractors get workers’ compensation in California?
No, most independent contractors are not covered by workers’ compensation insurance that is provided by their employer. The law does not require most employers to offer this sort of employment benefit to independent contractors. To get workers’ comp as an independent contractor, you will usually have to purchase a policy on your own.
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My Employer Said That I’m an Independent Contractor, Not a Regular Employee, so I Can’t Get Benefits. Is This True?
You’re not necessarily an independent contractor by law if the nature of your job doesn’t fit the description, an attorney may help analyze your situation and guide you in this matter. There are high chances of contractors being eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, so it’s always worth trying.
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What is the California 90-day rule for workers’ compensation?
After you inform your employer about your workplace accident, they need to tell the insurance company as soon as possible, usually within the same workday. Then, the claim administrator has 90 days to accept or deny your claim, with medical benefits being provided throughout that time. If there is no response within 90 days, then your claim ends in your favor by default.
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Is workman’s comp the same as workers’ compensation?
Yes, workman’s compensation is the same as workers’ compensation in all practical applications. You might see the terms exchanged for one another here and there, but they are essentially identical.
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What If My Workers’ Compensation Claim Was Denied?
An attorney can help you file to the Division of Worker’s Compensation (DWC) office again to appeal the denial. There are several reasons behind the rejection of your claim, a lawyer can also provide options to contest this denial.
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What If I Was Injured on the Job, but My Employer Doesn’t Carry Workers’ Comp Insurance?
Every working individual has the right to claim workers’ compensation, so even if your employer doesn’t offer it, you’re free to file a claim at any DWC office near you. Naturally, you also have the option to file a lawsuit against your employer since under Section 3700.5 of the California Code, failing to provide insurance is a criminal offense.
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I Was Hurt on the Job and Filed a Claim, Then I Got Fired. Is That Legal?
An employer who conducts acts of aggression, discrimination, or any form of abuse due to your filing a claim is breaking the law, so they can be penalized for their misdemeanor. They cannot fire you due to work-related injuries or illnesses, nor can they put you in unfair situations due to ill feelings. Fortunately, a lawyer can help protect your rights and get the compensation you deserve.
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What If My Injury Occurred over Time?
Any type of illness or injury caused directly by your work — due to labor-intensive responsibilities, repetitive tasks, or poor working conditions — still warrants you a workers’ compensation claim.
