Las Vegas Construction Site Accident Injures Five Workers

Each year, similar to other major cities and metropolitan areas, thousands of people in the Las Vegas area suffer serious injury or death as a result of accidents occurring on construction sites. What options do you as the victim or your family has as a result of a death? Was the accident due to an employee’s negligence or employer’s? What action should the injured party take?

On June 23, 2009, at Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport, five workers were inside the rebar cage that they were constructing when suddenly the cage collapsed, trapping the workers inside.

All five workers were hospitalized, two with critical injuries. Officials said injuries ranged from a broken hip to a punctured lung. However, by early afternoon two of the workers were released from the hospital and three remained in stable condition.

The collapse occurred at the new (but not finished) Terminal Three, where there were no paved roads and construction on the site continued while investigators tried to figure out what went wrong.

Clark County Director of Aviation, Randall Walker issued a statement about the collapse. “As always, safety is our primary concern at the Department of Aviation,” he said. “We do not take accidents lightly and will do everything in our power to understand the cause of this event and what steps can be taken in the future to avoid similar circumstances.”

Workers on the construction site that were not involved in the collapse used cranes to lift the structure to try and free their fellow workers. The construction site is to be part of the subterranean support for a roadway bridge in front of the terminal. A completed rebar structure weighs over 30,000 pounds; thankfully it was not fully completed at the time of the accident.

In February, a worker died after a construction site accident at the airport terminal site. The workers who were injured in Tuesday’s collapse were fortunate to walk away with just injuries.

If you or someone you know has been involved in a construction site accident, you may be entitled to compensation. To speak with an experienced Las Vegas construction site accident lawyer, contact Parker Scheer LLP seven days a week, toll free at 866-414-0400. There is no fee charged to discuss your case, and all information furnished, will be kept strictly confidential.

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