Dump Truck Accidents in Miami
Dump trucks are a regular sight in Miami, thanks to the endless construction in our city. Construction companies use dump trucks to carry fill and gravel to the site, as well as haul away debris. These trucks pull in and out of construction sites at all working hours before tearing down the highway to the landfill.
Contact Pita Weber Del Prado if you were injured in any type of accident with a dump truck. Some motorists are struck by the truck or need to swerve to avoid any accident thanks to flying debris. Injuries are usually serious, and we can meet at a convenient time and location to discuss what happened.
What Causes Dump Truck Accidents?
These accidents can unfold in a few ways:
- Tipping over accidents. Dump trucks are at risk of tipping over when they elevate their box. If the material does not run smoothly out the bottom, the truck could become unbalanced and tip over onto a nearby construction worker.
- Flying debris. Dump trucks should use tarps to secure their loads for transportation, but many companies forget this step. Consequently, material could come flying out of the box, striking vehicles. This is one way that chain reaction accidents occur.
- Distracted driving accidents. Some truckers become distracted like any other motorist by cell phones or other electronic devices. These trucks can back into a person or sideswipe another vehicle when changing lanes.
- Some dump truck drivers are in a rush to get to more than one job site, so they can drive too fast, which increases the chances of a wreck. These trucks need more space to come to a complete stop, and speeding only makes it harder to avoid a collision.
- Busy construction zones. So much is happening in a construction zone, that a dump truck driver might not see people moving in front of the truck.
These accidents can lead to substantial bodily injuries. A worker could have their limbs crushed in a tip-over accident. Motorists can suffer major injuries because of the truck’s size, which can destroy lighter vehicles.
To determine whether you can receive compensation, we need to analyze liability. This is the legal term for responsibility. Some of the parties responsible for the accident include the trucker, the truck owner, or the contractor at a construction site. If mechanical issues on the truck caused a wreck, then we might seek compensation from the truck manufacturer or a mechanic.
Call to Schedule a Free Consultation
Like other truck accidents, dump truck collisions can send innocent people to the emergency room with life-threatening injuries. Contact Pita Weber Del Prado when you feel up to it. We can discuss your accident and possible compensation in a free, no obligation consultation.
Members of the public can often sue the trucker or the truck owner and see full damages, including lost wages and pain and suffering. Construction workers might have to settle for workers’ compensation benefits as their sole remedy. Let our Miami truck accident attorneys analyze your rights.
Sources:
cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2023-137/default.html
safetyresourcesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dumptruck-tipover-prevention-factsheet.pdf
