New Jersey Construction Accident Case Settles for $650,000 at Mediation

Red Bank, NJ, May 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- John E. Keefe, Jr. and Gerald H. Clark, Esq. of Keefe Bartels Clark in Red Bank New Jersey settle a construction accident case for $650,000 at mediation. The accident occurred in December of 2006 at a construction site in Matawan, New Jersey. A carpenter installing plywood slipped and fell off the ladder in which he was supported when the ground beneath the ladder gave way. As a result of the fall, the carpenter suffered serious injuries which required extensive surgery to repair.

The construction accident lawyers at Keefe Bartels Clark filed suit against the owner/general contractor for negligence and for failure to provide a safe construction site for its workers. This New Jersey construction site case went to mediation where it was settled in the amount of $650,000.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the leading cause of injury on a construction site during the latter part of the 1980’s was falls from elevation. These types of injuries account for more than thirty percent of the total accidents in the U.S. construction industry today. The New Jersey Department of Health reports that in New Jersey alone, fall injuries account for more than forty percent of the fatal injuries in the construction industry.

The serious personal injury attorneys at Keefe Bartels Clark have been representing injured construction site workers in New Jersey for a number of years with successful results. Within the past few years, Keefe Bartels Clark has settled a number of construction site accident cases. This mediation settlement of $650,000 is the latest in the line of construction settlements for injured workers. For more information or to speak with an experienced New Jersey personal injury lawyer, please contact Gerald H. Clark at Keefe Bartels Clark or visit us online at www.keefebartels.com.

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