Sacramento Crane Accident Lawyers
Crane Injury Attorneys in Northern California

Founded in 1993, Demas & Rosenthal is the law firm that believes in getting to know each and every client on a personal level to successfully represent Northern California accident and injury victims. Sacramento attorneys, John Demas and David Rosenthal, started their firm with the vision of achieving justice and obtaining maximum results for serious injury victims. With extensive experience in all types of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, Demas & Rosenthal will not quit until your case is settled.

More than 250,000 crane operators are at risk of serious and often fatal injury due to accidents involving cranes, derricks, hoists, and hoisting accessories. According to OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Heath Administrations), there are approximately 125,000 cranes in operation in the construction industry as well as an additional 80,000-100,000 in general and maritime industries.

According to OSHA, the major causes of crane accidents include:

• boom or crane contact with energized power lines (nearly 45% of the cases)under the hook lifting device
• overturned cranes
• dropped loads
• boom collapse
• crushing by the counter weight
• outrigger use
• falls
• rigging failures

Although workers' compensation aids employees while injured on the job, it is usually not sufficient to fully compensate injured workers for all damages sustained as a result of their work-related accident. Owners of property, general contractors, sub-contractors, architects and even equipment manufactures may be held responsible when a construction site accident occurs. In addition to workers' compensation benefits, additional damages that can be recovered in third-party lawsuits include pain and suffering, additional wage loss benefits, additional medical benefits and loss of consortium.

Employers have a duty to comply with OSHA standards that include the following regulations:

• De-energize and visibly ground electrical distribution and transmission lines at the point of work.
• Use insulated barriers that are not a part of the crane to prevent contact with the lines.
• If the power lines are not de-energized, operate cranes in the area only if a safe minimum clearance is maintained.
• Where it is difficult for the crane operator to maintain safe clearance by visual means, designate a person to observe the clearance and to give immediate warning when the crane approaches the limits of safe clearance.
• Do not use cage-type boom guards, insulating links, or proximity warning devices as a substitute for the de-energizing and grounding lines or maintaining safe clearance.

Many crane related accidents involve mobile cranes, and many "non-crane" workers have also suffered serious injuries. These non-crane operators include mechanics, oil workers, ironworkers, rigger and stevedores.

You need the representation of aggressive, experienced trial attorneys to ensure you are fairly compensated for your suffering. The Law Offices of Demas and Rosenthal are ready to take on your crane injury accident case and will not quit until you get the settlement you deserve.