Heavy Equipment Accident Lawyer

Raleigh Heavy Equipment Accident Lawyer

A Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyer helps when a crane, excavator, bulldozer, loader, or other heavy machine crushes, strikes, or rolls over a worker. The machines that move a job site forward are also the ones that cause its worst injuries, and a crane failure or a backing dozer can be fatal in an instant.

When a heavy equipment injury comes from a careless operator, an unsafe site, or a defective machine, someone other than you should answer for it.

The Law Offices of John M. McCabe is based on Kildaire Farm Road near Raleigh and represents injured workers and their families across Wake County and the Triangle. Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers prepare every case as if a jury will hear it, and there is no fee unless there is a recovery.

Can I Sue After a Heavy Equipment Accident, or Is Workers' Comp All I Get?

You may be able to do both. Workers' compensation pays no matter who was at fault, but a heavy equipment injury often involves a party other than your employer, such as another contractor, the equipment owner, a maintenance company, or the manufacturer. A third-party claim against them can recover far more than comp alone.

Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident attorneys look for that claim in every case.

What Causes Heavy Equipment Accidents?

Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers see the same failures repeatedly.

• Crane and hoist failures: Collapses, dropped loads, and contact with power lines.
• Backing and struck-by injuries: Workers hit by equipment with blind spots and no spotter.
• Rollovers: Machines that tip on slopes or unstable ground.
• Caught-in and crushing injuries: Workers caught between equipment and a fixed object.
• Mechanical and brake failures: Poor maintenance or a defect that supports a product liability claim.
• Untrained operators: Workers running machines they were never trained to operate.

A forklift injury is handled through our forklift accident work.

Who Is Responsible for a Heavy Equipment Injury?

Often more than one party. Beyond the workers' compensation claim against your employer, responsibility can fall on another contractor, the company that owned or rented the equipment, a maintenance provider, or the manufacturer of a defective machine.

Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident attorneys trace every party, because a crane or equipment failure often exceeds one policy, and finding all of them is what determines whether the recovery covers a lifetime of care.

What Can I Recover After a Heavy Equipment Accident?

More than workers' compensation pays. A third-party claim can recover full lost wages and earning capacity, all past and future medical care, and pain and suffering that comp does not cover at all. When the accident is fatal, the family can pursue wrongful death damages.

Because these injuries are often catastrophic, our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers build the case for the full lifetime cost, just as our catastrophic injury practice does.

What Should I Do After a Heavy Equipment Accident?

Report the injury to your employer and get medical care right away. If anyone can safely do so, photograph the equipment and the scene before it is moved, and get the names of coworkers who saw it.

Do not give a recorded statement before you have advice. A quick call to our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers gets the machine and records preserved while the evidence still exists.

How Long Do I Have to File a Heavy Equipment Accident Claim?

Workers' compensation has fast reporting rules, so report promptly. A third-party personal injury claim generally allows a few years from the date of the injury, often three, with a shorter window for wrongful death. Confirm your deadlines early. This is part of our broader construction accident work.

Do I Need a Raleigh Heavy Equipment Accident Lawyer, and What Does It Cost?

You are not required to hire a Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyer, but the third-party claim is easy to miss and the machine needs to be examined before it is repaired. The value of working with our Raleigh heavy equipment accident attorneys is that they find every claim while you heal.

• The machine examined: Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers preserve and inspect the equipment before it is fixed or returned.
• Every responsible party found: Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident attorneys pursue other contractors, owners, and the manufacturer.
• Both claims handled: Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers coordinate the comp and third-party claims together.

Cost is simple. Our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers handle these cases on a contingency basis, so there is no fee unless there is a recovery, and the first consultation is free.

Talk to a Raleigh Heavy Equipment Accident Lawyer at The Law Offices of John M. McCabe

The equipment may be back in service before anyone inspects it. The Law Offices of John M. McCabe represents injured workers and families across Raleigh and Wake County, and our Raleigh heavy equipment accident lawyers prepare every case as if a jury will decide it. Call for a free consultation.