A wrongful death lawsuit has been on behalf of the widow of a construction worker who fell more than 50 feet to his death while working on a construction site in Connecticut this past October.
The suit alleges that the defendant companies are at fault for allowing the worker to scale a roof of the sports complex without a safety belt. A gust of wind blew him off of a railing resulting in the fall to his death.
On December 1st about 50 workers protested against the general contractor claiming that it should be held accountable for hiring subcontractors who don’t cover workers compensation benefits and sacrifice safety in exchange for cost savings.
Workplace accidents, including in particular industrial or construction accidents present a particular obstacle to plaintiffs, because under the laws of almost every state the injured worker, or his estate in the case of a death, is precluded from suing the employer which is protected by workers compensation laws. Other companies which have employees on the job, such as other subcontractors, who cause injury are fair game.
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