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Construction Zone Injury

In 2012, a little more than 2,000 automobile accidents occurred in construction zones in Alabama; of this figure, 21 people lost their lives.  Since this time, work zone fatalities have reached a 16 year high with a 45% increase in incidents across the Nation.  In 2020, over 102,000 work zone crashes were estimated to have occurred, with 45,000 injuries and 857 deaths.

Work injuries suffered while working in a construction zone are unfortunately not to be unexpected given the increased number of people driving longer and longer distances.  In the days before the advent of workers compensation laws, an injured or killed worker might be said to have “assumed the risk” of catastrophic injury, but with workers compensation laws, this defense is no longer available to employers.  If you are injured while performing your job duties in a construction zone-you are entitled to workers compensation benefits, even if the worker is partially at fault.  If the injury results in the death of a worker, then their family would be entitled to certain death benefits available under Alabama’s workers compensation statute.

Moreover, many times the injured worker would also be entitled to pursue damages for the personal injury (or wrongful death claim made by their family) caused by the negligence of a driver in addition to workers compensation benefits.

If you work in Alabama, you have suffered an injury while working in a construction zone and you have questions about your rights under the Alabama Workers Compensation laws, don’t hesitate to contact the Alabama Workers Comp Lawyers at Powell and Denny and speak with one of the experienced workers compensation lawyers and schedule a free consultation and let us see if we can help.  Appointments are available in person, or virtually through Zoom for your convenience from wherever you live.

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Powell and Denny have been selected as one of the Best Law Firms by U.S. News and World Report for each of the last 9 years, have been selected as one of Birmingham’s Top Lawyers by B-Metro Magazine for the last 5 years, have been selected by The National Advocates as one of the Top 20 Workers’ Compensation Firms (plaintiffs) and Powell and Denny, P.C.-has been selected as one of the “Best of the Best” law firms by The American Registry and included in the list as one of the Mid-South’s Super Lawyers.

Mr. Denny is AV rated by Martindale Hubbard (the highest rating possible) and Mr. Powell has been rated as Superior by The National Registry

+ Powell and Denny have successfully represented injured workers from Birmingham, Huntsville, Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Athens, Decatur, Town Creek Ardmore, Hartselle, Madison, Toney, Scottsboro, Ft. Payne, New Hope, Guntersville, Albertville, Boaz, Ashville, Anniston, Gadsden, Cullman, Jasper, Gardendale, Morris, Kimberly, Centerpoint, Leeds, Tarrant City, Fairfield, Heflin, Hueytown, Bessemer, Adger, Tuscaloosa, Cordova, Alabaster, Pelham, Harpersville, Opelika, Phenix City, Montgomery, Clanton, Calera, Enterprise, Monroeville, Mobile, Evergreen, Dothan, Alabaster, Pelham, Trussville and towns and cities in between.

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