Were you injured in a construction accident in Midland, TX?
At Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers, we represent construction workers injured by the negligence of contractors and property owners in Midland.
If you were injured on a construction site in Midland, you may have a claim against the company whose negligence caused the injury, and that claim is separate from workers’ compensation. That company is usually a contractor or the property owner, not your employer. A Midland, TX construction accident lawyer identifies the responsible company and presents the claim to that company’s insurer.
One of our founding attorneys belongs to the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. We represent injured people only and accept construction cases on a contingency basis, with no attorney fee owed unless we recover compensation for you. Call us for a free consultation.
Construction Accident Lawyer Midland, TX
A construction accident attorney represents a worker or a bystander injured on a building site, a road project, or an industrial expansion in a claim against the company responsible for the hazard. That company is usually a general contractor, a subcontractor, or the property owner, because each of those companies controls a part of the site. Liability depends on which company controlled the work that caused the injury, so we obtain the site safety plan, the daily logs, and the subcontract agreements that assign safety responsibility among the companies before we present the claim.
Construction and extraction workers suffered 1,032 fatal injuries in the United States in 2024, out of 5,070 fatal work injuries in all occupations, according to the national fatality census. The rate across all workers was 3.3 deaths for every 100,000 full-time employees.
Types of Construction Accident Cases We Handle in Midland, TX
Our construction accident attorneys handle injuries on the commercial projects, road work, and industrial construction permitted through the City of Midland’s Permitting and Inspections division. Each type of incident has a responsible contractor, and we request that contractor’s records first.
- Falls from height. A fall from a roof, a scaffold, or an unguarded edge is the leading cause of death on construction sites. The contractor assigned to provide fall protection on that part of the site is liable for the injury.
- Trench collapses. A trench dug without shoring or sloping can collapse within seconds. The excavation contractor’s inspection records show whether the trench was checked that day.
- Struck-by incidents. Tools, materials, and loads dropped from above injure workers on the ground. The crane or hoist operator’s employer is usually the responsible company.
- Electrocutions. Contact with an overhead line or an energized circuit during framing, roofing, or excavation injures workers who had no reason to expect a live line. The utility locate records and the lockout procedure show who failed to de-energize the line.
- Workplace injuries. A worker hurt by another contractor’s crew has a claim against that contractor, and the employer’s workers’ compensation coverage does not affect it.
- Oilfield accidents. Construction on a well pad or a gas plant expansion brings the oil and gas operator into the claim along with the construction contractor.
- Burn injuries. Welding fires, electrical arcs, and hot tar burn construction workers. We value the claim only after treatment is complete.
- Brain injuries. A fall or a falling object causes head injuries even through a hard hat, and a neurologist documents the injury through testing rather than imaging alone.
- 18-wheeler accidents. Workers in a highway work zone on Interstate 20 are struck by tractor-trailers that fail to slow for the zone, and the carrier’s insurer joins the claim.
- Wrongful death. The family of a worker killed on a site can bring a claim against the responsible contractor, and we conduct the investigation so that the family does not have to.
Why Choose Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers as my Construction Accident Lawyer in Midland, TX?
Lead Trial Counsel in Construction and Workplace Cases
Matt Greenberg has served as lead trial counsel in state and federal courts, and one of his verdicts set the Montgomery County record for a personal injury case. Lawdragon, which names lawyers only after ten years of practice and a review of their recent matters, has included him in its guides. Mike Streich spent a year as in-house counsel to an offshore construction company and worked on its injury cases, so he knows how a contractor documents an incident on its own site. An attorney with in-house construction experience requests the contractor’s internal incident report before the contractor’s insurer finishes its own review.
Recoveries for Injured Workers
Our attorneys have recovered more than $348 million for injured clients and families.
- A construction worker injured on a job site recovered $5.9 million.
- A workplace injury claim resolved for $1.5 million.
- A second workplace injury claim resolved for $1 million.
We bring every construction claim as a personal injury lawyer in Midland, TX against the contractor or property owner that controlled the hazard, not just against the injured worker’s employer.
Understanding Construction Accident Cases
Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Construction Accident Cases
Liability on a construction site depends on which company controlled the hazard. The general contractor is responsible for the hazards it controlled across the site, and each subcontractor is responsible for the hazards within its own work. The property owner is responsible for a hazard it controlled and knew about. A construction accident lawyer in Midland, TX establishes which company held that control through the subcontract agreements, the safety plan, and the daily logs, because each company’s insurer argues that another company was in charge. The subcontract agreements often name the company that must provide fall protection, trench inspection, or traffic control on each part of the site.
Under the Texas comparative responsibility statute, a worker assigned more than 50 percent of the responsibility recovers nothing, and a smaller percentage reduces the award by that amount. Compensation covers medical expenses, lost wages, and lost earning capacity when the worker cannot return to the trade. It also covers physical pain, mental anguish, physical impairment, and disfigurement, which are valued separately from the bills. Gross negligence by a contractor, proved by clear and convincing evidence, supports exemplary damages as well.
What Are Important Aspects of a Construction Accident Case?
Four issues arise in most construction claims in Midland.
- The employer’s coverage. A claim against a contractor or property owner that is not the employer proceeds whether or not the employer carries workers’ compensation. We confirm the employer’s coverage at the outset, because it affects how we handle any claim against the employer itself.
- The owner’s knowledge. A contractor’s employee can hold the property owner liable only for hazards the owner both controlled and knew about, so we request the owner’s inspection records early.
- The site’s records. Daily logs, toolbox talk sign-ins, and the general contractor’s safety audits leave the site when the project closes, so we send a preservation letter in the first week.
- The deadline. The state’s two-year limitation begins on the date of the injury. A project that finishes within that period disperses the crews who saw the injury, so the investigation begins long before the deadline.
What Is The Construction Accident Case Timeline?
A construction claim moves through five stages, and the first two happen before the site changes.
- In the first week, we send preservation letters to the general contractor, the subcontractors involved, and the property owner. We also photograph the site as it stands.
- In the first month, we obtain the incident report, the site safety plan, and the subcontract agreements that define each company’s responsibility, along with any OSHA citation issued after the incident.
- Medical treatment continues, and we send the written settlement demand once the physicians have described any permanent limitation.
- The insurers for the responsible companies negotiate or dispute liability, and when liability is disputed we file suit in Midland County.
- Discovery, the depositions of the site superintendents, mediation, and trial follow in that order.
What Should You Bring to Your Construction Accident Consultation?
A Midland construction accident attorney starts with the paperwork that names the companies on the site.
- Bring any incident report or witness statement that you signed or received after the injury.
- Bring the names of the general contractor, your employer, and any other company whose crew was working nearby.
- Bring your medical records, starting with the first treatment.
- Bring any workers’ compensation paperwork and any letter from an insurer.
- Bring any photograph of the hazard taken before it was corrected.
The consultation is free. By the end of the consultation, we can tell you which company we consider responsible and what we would request from it first.
Reach Out to Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers to Schedule a Consultation
Consult a Midland, TX construction accident lawyer before you accept a settlement from any insurer involved in your claim. The consultation is free, and we charge no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. During that meeting, we review the records you have and explain how the claim would proceed. We respond to new inquiries promptly. Contact us to schedule a free consultation about a construction accident claim in Midland, TX.
