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Florida Construction Accident Lawyers
Florida is building at a historic pace — and construction remains the state's deadliest industry. Falls, struck-by injuries, electrocutions, trench and structural collapses: when the site's safety failures put you in the hospital, workers' comp is only the beginning of your rights. Shiner Law Group pursues the third-party claims that change everything, statewide, with no fee unless we win.
Hurt on a Florida Construction Site? Comp Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Construction accounts for roughly one in five workplace deaths in America, and OSHA's "Fatal Four" — falls, struck-by objects, electrocutions, and caught-in/between incidents — drive most of them. Florida's building boom multiplies the exposure: high-rises, highway projects, and residential developments running fast, layered with subcontractors, and too often short on the safety measures federal law requires.
Most injured construction workers are told one thing: file for workers' comp. Comp matters — medical care and partial wage benefits without proving fault — but it pays nothing for pain and suffering, and it generally bars suing your own employer. What the comp adjuster will never tell you: construction sites are full of parties who are not your employer. The general contractor. Other subcontractors. The property owner. The crane, scaffold, and equipment manufacturers. When their negligence contributed to your injury, Florida law allows a full third-party liability claim alongside comp — the claims where serious construction injuries actually get fully compensated.
Shiner Law Group runs both tracks: enforcing every comp benefit while investigating the site, the contracts, and the OSHA record to find every third-party defendant and policy. You pay nothing unless we win.
No upfront cost, ever. Every case is handled on a strict contingency fee. Call 1-800-364-4444 for a free, confidential consultation, available 24/7 from offices across Florida.
Why Injured Workers Choose Shiner
The Site Gets Cleaned Up Fast. The Evidence Goes With It.
Scaffolds come down, equipment gets repaired, and the scene that proves your case disappears within days. Call now — free case review, 24/7.
What to Do After a Site Accident — Step by Step
The steps you take in the first hours and days can make or break your claim.
Report the Injury in Writing - Within 30 Days
Florida workers' comp generally requires reporting within 30 days. Report immediately, in writing, keep a copy - and get names of everyone present.
Get Medical Care Now
Emergency care regardless of comp rules; tell every provider it was a work injury on a construction site. Crush, fall, and electrical injuries evolve over days.
Photograph the Site Conditions
The scaffold, the missing guardrail, the trench, the equipment, your position - before the site is corrected. Your photos may be the only record of what it looked like.
Identify Every Company on Site
The GC, subcontractors, equipment owners, and the property owner - names on trailers, trucks, and hard hats matter. Third-party liability starts with this list.
Sign Nothing Beyond the Comp Claim
Recorded statements and releases from site insurers protect them, not you. Get advice first.
Call Shiner Law Group
1-800-364-4444. We preserve the site evidence, obtain the OSHA file, and pursue comp and third-party claims together. Free consultation, 24/7.
Florida Construction Injury Law: Comp, OSHA, and the Third-Party Door
Three legal frameworks decide construction cases — and most victims only ever hear about the first.
The Comp Bargain & Its Limits
Chapter 440 pays medical care and roughly two-thirds of lost wages without proving fault — and in exchange generally bars suing your employer. It pays nothing for pain and suffering, and § 440.205 forbids retaliation for claiming it. Comp is the floor of your rights, not the ceiling.
OSHA Violations as Evidence
Federal safety standards govern fall protection, scaffolding, trenching, electrical work, and equipment. OSHA citations and the Fatal Four patterns behind them are powerful negligence evidence against the companies that controlled the hazard — we obtain the inspection file in every serious case.
Third-Party Liability
The comp bar protects only your employer. General contractors, other subcontractors, property owners, and equipment manufacturers remain fully suable when their negligence or defective products contributed — claims that add pain-and-suffering damages and coordinate with comp through lien rules we manage. This is where catastrophic construction injuries get fully compensated.
Where Florida Site Accidents Happen
Florida's construction economy runs from coastal high-rises to highway widening to the residential boom — and every site type has its own hazards and its own web of responsible parties.
We map the contracts and control of the site, because liability follows who controlled the hazard.
High-Rise & Condo Projects
Falls from heights, crane operations, and falling objects on Florida's vertical coastline
Highway & Road Work
Struck-by injuries from traffic and equipment in active work zones
Residential Developments
Roofing falls, framing injuries, and fast-moving subcontractor crews
Trenching & Site Work
Collapses and caught-between injuries in excavation and utility work
Electrical & Mechanical Work
Electrocutions and arc injuries - a Fatal Four category all its own
Renovation & Demolition
Structural failures, falling debris, and hazards hidden in older buildings
Construction Injuries We Represent
- Falls from scaffolds, roofs, and ladders
- Struck-by injuries from equipment and falling objects
- Electrocutions and electrical burns
- Caught-in/between and crush injuries
- Trench and structural collapse injuries
- Crane and heavy equipment accidents
- Spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries
- Amputations
- Fatal construction accidents
What Can You Recover?
Workers' Comp Benefits
Medical care and wage-replacement checks - enforced when carriers deny, delay, or cut off
Third-Party Damages
Full compensation from negligent non-employers - including the pain and suffering comp never pays
Future Medical & Lifetime Care
Catastrophic site injuries valued across a lifetime, not a claim cycle
Lost Earning Capacity
Careers in the trades ended or limited by injury - calculated honestly
Family & Survivor Losses
Consortium claims and wrongful death recovery when a site takes a life
Punitive Exposure
Gross safety disregard is what punitive damages exist to punish
How Site Insurers Fight Construction Claims — and How We Answer
Construction defendants arrive layered in carriers, indemnity agreements, and finger-pointing. The playbook is predictable.
Quick, Low Offers
An early check before the full extent of your injuries and future care is known
Recorded Statements
Friendly calls that lock in your account and look for words to use against you
Shifting Blame
Arguments that you share fault - under Florida’s 50% rule, every point matters
Gaps in Treatment
Missed or delayed appointments recast as proof you were not really hurt
Delay
Slow responses and repeated document requests while bills and pressure build
Disputed Causation
Claims that your injuries came from something other than this accident
Social Media Review
Photos and posts taken out of context to minimize your injuries
Broad Releases
Settlement papers that end every claim - sign nothing before a lawyer reviews it
The most important thing to know: the defense starts building its case before you have spoken to an attorney. Shiner Law Group levels this from day one. Call 1-800-364-4444 before giving anyone a statement.
Shiner Law Group — $500M+ Recovered for Injured Floridians
That figure is the aggregate of recoveries across our Florida practice since 2002. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes — what matters is how your case is investigated, valued, and pressed.
across Florida
since our founding
4.9-star average
Why Injured Floridians Choose Shiner Law Group
Real Case Valuation
We calculate all damages — current and future, economic and non-economic — not just the obvious bills. No element of your claim is left on the table.
Leverage That Works
We counter delay tactics and lowball offers with evidence, expert analysis, and the credible threat of trial.
Statewide Presence
Offices across Florida — Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Wellington & Orlando — with home and hospital visits anywhere in the state.
No Win, No Fee
Zero upfront cost, no retainer, no consultation fee. Our fee comes from the recovery, so our incentive matches yours.
David Shiner has represented injury victims throughout Florida since 2002, and his firm has recovered more than $500 million for injured clients and their families. Every case is handled on a strict No Win, No Fee basis. Call 1-800-364-4444 for a free, confidential consultation.
Serving All of Florida From Offices Across the State
Home and hospital visits available anywhere in Florida. Call 1-800-364-4444, available 24/7.
Florida Construction Accident Questions Answered
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