Construction Accident Lawyer in Brownsville 

Can You File a Personal Injury Claim for a Construction Accident?

Many injured construction workers assume their only option is workers' compensation. However, Texas is unique: it is the only state in the U.S. where private employers are not required to carry workers' compensation insurance.

Depending on your employer's coverage and how your accident happened, you may have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit,

Third-Party Personal Injury Claims (Applicable to Most Job Sites)

Construction sites involve multiple companies working side by side. If your injury was caused by someone other than your direct employer, such as a general contractor, a different subcontractor, an equipment manufacturer, or a property owner, you can file a third-party personal injury lawsuit. 

Unlike standard workers' comp (which caps benefits and pays nothing for pain and suffering), a third-party personal injury claim allows you to recover 100% of your lost wages, future earning loss, pain and suffering, and full medical expenses.

Claims Against "Non-Subscriber" Employers

If your direct employer does not carry Texas workers' compensation insurance (known as a "non-subscriber"), you have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit directly against them if their negligence, or a coworker's negligence, contributed to your injury.

How Amador Law Firm Helps You Fight for Maximum Recovery

Construction companies, property owners, and equipment manufacturers have legal defense teams on site immediately after a major accident to protect themselves from liability. 

Amador Law Firm takes decisive action to level the playing field for you and your family.

• Immediate site investigation and evidence preservation: We dispatch investigators to photograph the accident scene, inspect machinery, secure safety logs, analyze OSHA compliance records, and interview eyewitnesses before evidence is altered or cleared.
• Identifying all liable third parties: We trace every company, contractor, site manager, or equipment vendor involved on the job site to pinpoint all sources of negligence and identify every available insurance policy.
• Calculating your true lifetime losses: We work with medical specialists, vocational experts, and economists to compute the exact cost of your current medical bills, future surgeries, rehabilitation, and lifetime lost earning potential.
• Aggressive negotiation and trial advocacy: We handle all high-pressure negotiations with corporate insurance carriers. If they refuse to offer a full and fair settlement, attorney Cesar Amador is prepared to take your case to trial in Cameron or Hidalgo County civil courts.

Common Types of Construction Site Accidents We Handle

• Falls from heights: Scaffolding collapses, unguarded roof edges, ladder slips, and floor openings.
• Heavy equipment and machinery crashes: Accidents involving cranes, excavators, forklifts, bulldozers, and trenchers.
• Trench collapses and cave-ins: Structural failure in un-shored trenches and excavations.
• Electrocutions and explosions: Contact with overhead power lines, exposed wiring, or gas line breaches.
• Struck-by and crush injuries: Falling debris, dropped tools, unsecured loads, or structural collapses.

Types of Compensation Available in a Brownsville Personal Injury Claim

If you have grounds for a personal injury claim after a construction site accident, we fight to recover complete compensation, including:

• !00% coverage of past and future medical bills
• Total lost income and benefits
• Loss of future earning capacity/disability
• Physical pain and suffering
• Emotional distress and traumatic stress
• Punitive damages in cases involving severe safety violations or gross negligence