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Every day construction workers are injured on the job. Many of these injuries are from unsafe working conditions that are known, and attempts to fix the problem are either ignored or delayed. There are more instant injuries such as falling from scaffolds and other elevations; being hit by moving machinery; being electrocuted; and being seriously hurt by defective or unreasonably unsafe equipment. There are also injuries caused by long term exposure to asbestos and chemicals; welding by-products; or lifting and repetitive motion.

Regardless of the size of the construction site, regulations, inspection requirements, and job safety programs should seek to prevent construction site injuries and promote safety. When the Branson firm takes a construction injury case, we examine not only what went wrong and why, but also how it could have been prevented.

Many of these injuries have lead to death or serious injuries that require life-long treatment. We work to make sure our clients needs will be met now and in the future.

Workplace Cases :

ELECTROCUTION AT APARTMENT COMPLEX
A maintenance worker was fatally burned by an exposed electrical wire. The father and husband lived in severe pain approximately three weeks after the explosion. The El Paso utility company and the man’s employer settled the lawsuit brought by the Branson firm.

“This was a difficult case; Branson’s office pursued it with enthusiasm and tenacity, and got us where we needed to be.”—Tony Martinez, Referring Attorney

WORK PLACE INJURY RESULTING IN REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy resulted from a leg injury which a young man suffered while at work. His employer, a non-subscriber, refused to modernize its plant and equipment.

“Frank’s firm kept working this case long after the defendants gave up. He forced them to pay many times more than they ever imagined the case was worth.”
—Sam Faddoul, Kevin Glasheen, Referring Attorneys

POWER COMPANY NEGLIGENCE
Weatherford Democrat (7/10/98)
“Settlement reached in high-voltage accident ”

“Power lines can kill and maim. An insurance adjuster, who spent four months in the Parkland Burn unit, underwent 14 surgeries and needs ankle braces to walk, is living testimony to the power of man-made electricity.”

Frank Branson, on behalf of his client regarding the settlement, said, “There is not a person who reads your newspaper who would trade places with him for the money. Burn victims have it worse than any other kind of injury. I hope this recovery will open the eyes of corporate entities to put safety ahead of profit.”

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Construction Cases

• High pressure gas line explosion resulting in brain/psychological injury to worker (2004)
• Pipeline explosion/death (2004)
• Rupture of high pressure natural gas line/traumatic brain injury (2001)
• Paraplegia due to construction accident (1989)
• Construction accident/worker fell off scaffolding (1988)