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Construction work helps build Denver, but it also comes with serious risks. When a construction accident happens, your life can change in an instant. One moment you are doing your job. Next, you may be dealing with a serious injury, mounting medical bills, lost income, and uncertainty about your future. You should not have to face that alone.
Many injured construction workers in Denver do not fully understand their legal options. Colorado requires virtually all employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance — but workers’ comp alone may not cover everything you have lost. Depending on who is responsible for your accident, you may also have the right to pursue a separate personal injury claim against a contractor, property owner, or equipment maker. Our Denver construction accident lawyers help workers understand their rights and take action to protect them.
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WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I WAS INJURED ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE?
If you were hurt on a Denver construction site, get medical care right away. Then call an experienced construction injury attorney before you speak with any insurance company or sign anything. Colorado law may allow injured workers to bring claims beyond workers' comp -- including claims against general contractors, property owners, and equipment makers. An attorney can identify all responsible parties, preserve evidence before the site changes, and pursue full compensation for your medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and long-term losses.
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In Colorado, you generally have two years from the date of your injury to file a personal injury lawsuit (C.R.S. § 13-80-102). If you miss this deadline, your case will likely be dismissed.
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Identifying multiple defendants can open up multiple sources of recovery:
Our attorneys have spent more than Decades of Combined Legal Experience combined fighting for construction workers injured on the job. We have the knowledge and resources to take on even the most complex construction injury cases involving multiple at fault parties, OSHA violations, and catastrophic injuries.
Our founding attorneys used to defend insurance companies. Now, they use that inside knowledge to fight for injured construction workers like you. We know the tactics companies use to minimize your claim, and we know how to counter them.
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About one in five worker deaths in the United States happens on a construction site — a national pattern that Colorado follows.
Falls account for 36-37% of all construction deaths nationwide.
Falls from Heights: The top cause nationwide and in Colorado. OSHA requires fall protection at six feet or higher, yet violations remain common.
Scaffolding Collapses: Often caused by too much weight, poor setup, or lack of inspection. OSHA citations for scaffolding violations are among the most common issued by federal OSHA’s Denver and Englewood area offices.
Electrocution: Common due to overhead lines, live wires, and faulty electrical equipment in wet conditions.
Struck-By Accidents: Falling tools, swinging crane loads, and moving vehicles.
Caught-In and Between: Trench and excavation cave-ins are among the deadliest; OSHA requires protective systems for trenches five feet or deeper.
Heavy Equipment: Malfunctions or operator error involving forklifts, cranes, and excavators.
Construction injury claims can involve many accident types, injury levels, and at fault parties. Frenkel & Frenkel handles cases involving:
When a general contractor controls the work or fails to enforce site-wide safety rules, they may be at fault for injuries to subcontractor workers. Colorado courts look closely at whether the GC controlled the specific work that caused the injury.
Subcontractors are responsible for the safety of their own workers and for the hazards their work creates on the site. When one subcontractor's negligence creates a danger that hurts workers from another company, a third-party claim against that subcontractor may be available.
Property owners can be at fault for construction site injuries when they kept control over how work was done and knew about a dangerous condition. They may also be at fault for failing to warn about hidden hazards on the property or for hiring an unsafe contractor.
If a bad scaffold part, power tool, crane, harness, or other piece of equipment helped cause your injury, the maker may be at fault under product at fault law, no matter what your employer's workers' comp status is.
When employers or contractors fail to install required guardrails, provide fall arrest systems, or secure raised work areas, injured workers may have claims against the responsible parties for the OSHA safety failures that led to the fall.
Trench collapses are almost always preventable. When an employer or contractor fails to install required protective systems, the injured worker and their family may have claims against the contractor, the general contractor who oversaw the site, and maybe the property owner.
Crane tip-overs, dropped loads, and power line hits can injure both crane operators and workers on the ground. at fault parties may include the crane operator's employer, the crane owner, a maintenance company, or the maker of a defective part.
When a construction accident takes a worker's life, family members may be able to bring a wrongful death claim under Colorado law. Recoverable damages can include lost financial support, loss of companionship, mental anguish, and funeral and burial costs.
Workers' comp is a no-fault system covering partial medical bills and wage replacement, but it does not cover pain and suffering or full lost wages. A third-party claim is a lawsuit against non-employers -- like a general contractor or equipment maker -- that allows for full compensatory damages.
Yes. Unlike Texas, Colorado requires virtually all employers -- even those with just one employee -- to carry workers' comp. If your employer failed to carry it, they face daily fines and personal liability plus a 25% penalty. An uninsured employer does not eliminate your right to compensation.
If OSHA standards were broken at the job site where you were hurt, that can be powerful evidence in your claim. In Colorado, an OSHA violation is not automatic proof of negligence, but it shows that the responsible party failed to meet the basic federal safety rules. OSHA reports, citations, and a company's prior violation history can all help your case. An attorney can request those records and work with safety experts to show how the violation caused your injury.
Yes. Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. § 13-21-111). You can recover as long as you are less than 50% at fault, though your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.
Colorado law does not automatically excuse a general contractor just because a subcontractor was performing the work. If the GC retained control over the worksite or knew of a hazard, they may be liable. Under Colorado's statutory employer rule, a GC can also be held responsible if a subcontractor failed to carry adequate workers' comp coverage.
Frenkel & Frenkel offers free consultations and handles construction injury cases on a contingency fee basis. That means you pay nothing up front and owe no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. There is no financial risk in calling us to discuss your situation.
This is a warning sign. Employers and insurance companies sometimes push injured workers toward company-picked doctors, quick settlement offers, or early recorded statements, all of which can reduce the value of your claim. Before you sign anything, give a recorded statement, or accept any settlement, speak with an attorney. Once you accept a settlement, you usually cannot go back and ask for more, even if your injuries turn out to be more serious than first known.
