Forklift Accidents

Chicago Forklift Accident Lawyers

The use of forklifts on the job puts workers at risk. Forklift accidents are common in warehouses and other settings such as at construction sites. After a serious or catastrophic injury occurs in connection with forklift operation, our personal injury attorneys look at factors, including the following:

• Were OSHA regulations violated?
• Was there insufficient maintenance of the forklift?
• Was there a defective part or component of the forklift?
• Was there inadequate training of the person using the forklift?
• Was another person or organization to blame because of some external factor that negatively affected the forklift’s ability to operate it properly?

Keep in mind that a jury sometimes decides that in a given accident, such as a forklift accident in a warehouse, there is shared responsibility among various parties. When we represent workers injured in forklift accidents, we fight to ensure the most favorable outcome for them in Workers’ Compensation claims and appeals as well as in third-party liability personal injury claims and lawsuits.

Workplace Injury Lawyers in Illinois Protecting the Legal Rights of Injured Workers

Injured in a forklift accident on the job? See our booklet, A Summary of the Rights and Benefits Available to Injured Workers Under Illinois Law. This short booklet provides clear information about such topics as medical benefits and lost time benefits.

Read about successful verdicts and settlements that we have obtained in the area of Workers’ Compensation. Also see comments from satisfied clients.

Contact our Chicago forklift accident attorneys to schedule a free initial consultation.

Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen Ltd., with offices in Chicago, represents clients injured in forklift accidents at construction sites and in other work contexts throughout the state of Illinois, in communities such as Joliet, Rockford, Aurora, Peoria, Kankakee, Rock Island, Wheaton, Champaign-Urbana, Ottawa, and Springfield.