CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT INJURES WORKERS IN ROOF COLLAPSE COLLECT $30 MILLION AWARD BY COMPTON, CA JURY
A Compton, California jury recently awarded $30 million to ten construction workers and two spouses for injury and damages resulting from a workplace roof collapse of a tank constructed for the Sanitation District of Los Angeles County. When the roof collapsed, several workers plummeted six floors into the bottom of the tank filled with rebar, metal, and wet concrete. Several others were left hanging 50 feet above the ground until help arrived. The occupational accident left several of the construction workers severely injured.
The construction workers sued the manufacturer and installer of the shoring and scaffolding material on claims of negligence, strict products liability, and product liability negligence. After reviewing the facts of the case, a jury deemed the manufacturer, Harsco Corp. 75 percent liable for providing damaged and inadequate shoring material. The jury also found DYK liable for negligently erecting the shoring and scaffolding material.
In 2006, there were nearly 49,000 nonfatal injuries and illnesses among California construction workers, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations. In 2005, 102 fatalities resulted from construction accidents, falls, or exposure to harmful substances. In the state of California, there are nearly 940,000 Californians employed in the construction industry.
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