Construction Accidents

Construction Accidents

Your Nebraska Lawyers

Construction Accident Lawyers

Scaffold falls, electrocutions, crush injuries from heavy equipment accidents–construction sites are dangerous environments, and accidents often have devastating consequences. At Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O., our attorneys assist victims of construction accidents in recovering compensation for serious injuries.

Although construction workers are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, those benefits are often limited in scope. If a member of your family has been suffered a serious injury or been killed on a construction site, it is important to investigate any additional sources of compensation. When evaluating a claim involving a construction accident, a lawyer will consider whether there is a related premises liability or product liability claim. Some examples include:

  • An employee of a sub contractor is injured as a result of negligence of the general contractor or property owner.
  • A defective valve results in a propane explosion and burn injury
  • Improper wiring results in an electrical injury.
  • A defective ladder or scaffolding results in a spinal cord or brain injury, leading to paralysis.
  • Negligent construction of a foundation results in a collapse.
  • The contractor fails to meet OSHA standards and provide required harnesses and safety rails.
  • Defective construction materials or design of walls results in collapse and a crush injury.
  • Poorly designed and unstable heavy equipment, including dump trucks and bobcats, roll over.
  • Dangerous tools fail, causing amputation or disfiguration.
Significant case: Our firm recently represented a construction worker crushed under a negligently designed wall. Our client not only was disfigured, but lost vision, taste, and smell as a result of the accident.

Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O. serves clients in communities throughout Nebraska, including Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, and Beatrice, helping our clients recover fair compensation for construction accident injury and wrongful death claims. If you would like to speak with a member of the firm, or have any question for us, please contact our office to make arrangements for a free consultation.


From offices in Lincoln, Nebraska, attorneys at Keating, O'Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O. serve clients in Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, Omaha, Hastings, Norfolk, Fremont, Beatrice, Broken Bow, Valentine, Lexington, North Platte, McCook, Ainsworth, O' Neill, Wayne, Norfolk, Fairbury, Kimball, Sidney, Seward, York, Aurora, Columbus, and communities throughout Lancaster County, Adams, Buffalo, Custer, Gage, Hall, Lincoln and Red Willow Counties, and those injured in traffic accidents on Interstate Highway 80, and Nebraska state highways 81, 83, 183, and 281.