Texas Man Falls To Death At Texas 151 Construction Site, Spurs Comments From Construction Accident Lawyer

June 24, 2016 – – LipsigLawyers.com’s Thomas Moverman recently commented on a development in Texas, where a local man fell to his death on June 15th, 2016. Attorney Thomas Moverman sends his condolences to the family of the fallen victim and reiterates the need for construction safety reform. Moverman urged OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) officials and federal regulators to meet and issue the implementation of additional construction safety rules, and precautions following the recent incident.

As reported by a local news outlet MySanAntonio.com, a local man was working on an eastbound 151 connector when he fell an estimated 30 feet to his death at approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 15th. Local OSHA, along with local authorities have been called in to investigate the cause of the man’s death and to determine whether the safety regulations were adhered to in the incident and if the man’s death was preventable. OSHA will mainly focus on determining if the victim was properly latched onto the bridge with a hook, strap, and harness prior to his tragic fall.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) concluded that there was a 5 percent increase in fatal work injuries from 2013 to 2014. The BLS indicate that there were nearly 5,000 workplace fatalities during the calendar year of 2014 and that about 20 percent of fatalities were of construction workers. Moreover, nearly 40 percent of construction worker fatalities in 2014, were a result of falls, slips, and trips, as was the case in the recent San Antonio incident. Furthermore, falls, slips, and trips were the leading cause of death for construction workers in 2014, and there were 94 more fall, slip, and trip fatalities across all industries in 2014 than in 2013.

Lipsig, Shapey, Manus, & Moverman are proud to offer all hard-working construction workers that have been injured on the job, access to their extensive legal support by way of a free legal consultation. Attorney Thomas Moverman has had significant success representing previous victims of construction accidents, and often times has secured his clients significant financial compensation. In one such case, following a trench collapse, with Moverman’s counsel one construction accident victim was awarded compensation of $20,000,000 for their damages.

For more information on construction injuries, or for a consultation, contact an attorney with Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman at (646)-846-4496.

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