Can I take legal action if I suffered injuries from being electrocuted while on a work site?
Stephen D. Phillips: Yes. He explains that a general contractor is typically responsible for overall job-site safety, and that subcontractors must take precautions so they do not injure other trades.
Attorney Stephen D. Phillips · Workers’ Compensation · 41-second answer
Transcript
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If you’re injured on a work site you certainly can take legal action and we’ve handled many work site injury cases over the years. Typically a general contractor is responsible for overall safety on a job site. Other subcontractors have to be careful and have to take safety precautions on a job site to make sure that their conduct doesn’t injure other trades working at the job site. We’ve been taking care of construction workers and job site injuries for over 75 years.
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