Elevator Accident While on the Job

Were you injured in an elevator accident while you were on the job? Were you involved in an elevator accident in the workplace? Were you injured after getting on an elevator at work? If so, you might have grounds to sue. You should find an elevator accident in the workplace lawyer as soon as possible to explore the legal options available to you.

Delivery workers, unfortunately, are among those who are most at-risk of suffering elevator accidents. Whether they are delivering packages or food orders, they are frequently going in and out of different premises; depending on the location, they might need to use elevators to complete their delivery. Dangerous conditions surrounding the elevator could potentially lead to incidents that could significantly injure delivery personnel.

If you or a member of your family suffered an elevator accident while working making deliveries, you should explore the legal options available to you as soon as possible. The experts at our law firm are ready to evaluate your injury claim and fight for your right to file a lawsuit. If you are ready to discuss your claim with our lawyers and learn more about the legal options available to you, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our firm immediately.

Elevator Accidents and the Causes of these Accidents

When you think of elevator accidents, you probably think of the ones that are often depicted in movies. However, elevator accidents typically look very different. Some examples of elevator accidents include the following:

• Slip and fall accidents (typically caused by wet floors or spills in or outside the elevator)
• Trip and fall accidents (typically caused by elevators that are not leveled to the floor)
• Sudden starts and sudden stops (typically caused by electrical or programing failures)
• Elevator traveling too fast, knocking passengers over (typically caused by programing failures)
• Door malfunctions, causing limbs and clothing to be caught in the doors (typically a result of door sensors failing)
• Empty elevator shaft (caused by the doors opening when the elevator car is not on the level which is a programing issue)
• Elevator car freefalling (caused by elevator cables snapping or electrical failure)

Whatever the cause of the incident, unsuspecting parties in the elevators can suffer a number of injuries as a result of the incident.

Potential Elevator Accident Injuries

If a delivery person suffers an elevator accident, they could potentially suffer a number of injuries. Some of the injuries that unsuspecting parties could suffer include the following:

• Head injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Neck injuries
• Back injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Hip injuries
• Knee injuries
• Broken bones
• Severed limbs
• Crushing injuries
• Sprains and strains
• Lacerations
• Scrapes and bruises

Some elevator accidents can result in mild to moderate injuries, while others can lead to severe, and sometimes fatal injuries. Regardless of the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in an elevator accident, you might have grounds to sue. You should seek legal assistance immediately to explore the legal options available to you after the incident.

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Who is Liable?

Who is liable for the harm resulting from elevator accidents? Liability is based on the concept of negligence, which consists of four elements (a duty of care, a breach of duty, cause, and harm). Essentially, a party or entity owes a duty of care (which will vary based on the specific party). If the party or entity breaches the duty of care owed, the breach of duty could cause an accident that could lead to harm (injuries).

When delivery personnel are injured on a premises while making a delivery, the property owner is typically liable – based on the fact that property owners have a duty to keep their premises safe for their guests. However, the actions of other parties (not just the property owner) could contribute to elevator incidents. Who else could potentially be liable? Elevator manufacturers who fail to identify and address defects in their elevators before selling them, elevator installation teams who fail to follow installation guidelines, and elevator mechanics who fail to properly identify and address issues can all face some sort of liability given that their negligent actions lead to an elevator accident.

Whether you are interested in suing the property owner, the elevator manufacturer, the elevator installation team, or the elevator mechanics, it is important that you seek legal assistance as soon as possible. Our elevator accident attorneys are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to sue.

Who is At-Risk?

All delivery personnel, including those who are delivering packages as well as those who are delivering food orders, are at-risk of suffering elevator accidents whenever they enter apartment buildings, office buildings, schools, etc. to make food deliveries.

Those who potentially suffer elevator accidents while on the job doing deliveries in a building could include the following:

• UPS delivery personnel
• FEDEX delivery personnel
• USPS delivery personnel
• Uber Eats delivery personnel
• PostMates delivery personnel
• Grubhub delivery personnel
• Instacart delivery personnel
• DoorDash delivery personnel

If you were working as a delivery personnel for any of the package delivery or food delivery services listed above and suffered an elevator accident that resulted in injuries, you should seek legal assistance as soon as possible – you could sue and potentially recover monetary compensation.

Your Right to Recover Compensation

Based on the details surrounding your elevator accident while at work claim, you might have grounds to recover monetary compensation. What could you recover? How much compensation could you receive? Some of the categories of compensation that victims of elevator accidents could potentially recover include the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering
• Funeral and burial costs
• Loss of consortium
• Punitive damages
• Legal fees

The specific type and amount of compensation that you could receive if your elevator accident claim is successful will always be based on the details surrounding your claim. When you allow the experts at our law firm to evaluate your claim, you can trust that our lawyers will aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. For more information, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our law firm as soon as possible. Our lawyers will not rest until you are fairly compensated for the harm resulting from your elevator accident.

What Should You Do?

If you were injured in an elevator accident at work while delivering, it is important that you prepare to pursue your claim. What should you do? Consider some of the recommendations listed below:

• Take photos of all injuries
  Take photos of the scene of the accident
• File an incident report with the property owner (and other parties involved)
• Seek medical attention as soon as possible
• Speak to witnesses
• Collect any video footage that captured the incident
• Gather all medical records
• Gather records of lost wages
• Seek the guidance of an elevator accident lawyer immediately

Contact Normandie Law Firm Today

Without a doubt, elevator accidents during deliveries for work can be traumatic. Injured delivery personnel could have grounds to sue. Are you interested in learning more about your right to sue? If so, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm immediately. Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of injury claims, including elevator accident claims. We are afraid to pursue claims against negligent property owners, manufacturers, installation teams, or mechanics. If you are ready to pursue your elevator accident claim, do not hesitate to contact the experts at our firm immediately.

We offer free legal services. Our free legal services specifically include free consultations and free second opinions. During these free legal services, our elevator accident lawyers will answer your questions, address your concerns, and provide you with the guidance that you need to either begin or continue (redirect) your claim. To benefit from our free legal services, do not hesitate to contact our experts today.

Our firm offers a Zero-Fee guarantee, meaning that our clients will never be responsible for paying upfront legal fees. In addition, we work on contingency; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay anything until after winning their claims. If you do not win, you will not pay anything.

If you are ready to discuss your delivery elevator accident lawsuit our experts, contact us today.

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