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San Diego Walkway Construction Accident Injures At Least 15

There were about 20 people standing on a walkway built near a construction zone in San Diego, when it began to suddenly sway and fall. Now at least 15 of those who were on the walkway have been taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that range from minor to serious.

The wooden walkway was built next to the construction site of a three-storey apartment building in down town San Diego. It was built to protect passing pedestrians from the debris falling from the construction going on. During lunch hour, when there are a lot of people using the walkway, there were 20 people or so on the walkway. Victims said they felt the walkway sway, and then buckle under, taking them with it. Some of the most severe injuries were related to two persons who had suffered a broken back and fractured leg. All victims are expected to make a recovery.

The building being constructed called Studio 15 is a low cost housing project, and the contractors of the project are Allgire General Contractors, a Carlsbad based company. Officials at the company failed to give any comments about the reasons for the construction accident, saying the matter was under investigation. It’s not the first time that a construction accident of this sort has taken place at the company. In fact, the exact same site was the location of a previous construction accident. In December last year, a fine of $200 was levied on the company for leaving a ladder unsecured. Another accident occurred in Encinitas, where the company was cited for not providing a guardrail to protect construction workers from an accident. In a time period from 1972, the company has had a total of 4 safety violations says a Bakersfield work accident lawyer.

Some of the victims of this most recent construction accident were members of a homeless shelter just across the street from the walkway. Some of them were using the walkway during lunch hours when it collapsed, injuring several of them.

Obviously, there was carelessness or negligence at some level in this construction accident. A walkway doesn’t just collapse; there were structural faults here that will come out in further investigations. The company that was responsible for construction at the site will have to answer to how a walkway that hundreds of pedestrians use daily was allowed to be so unstable it fell apart for no reason.

It’s extremely fortunate that there were no fatalities here. From reports of the accident, it seeks that there were no warning signs that the walkway was about to collapse, so victims had no time to protect themselves from injury. There are some reports of construction scaffolding falling on the walkway triggering collapse. That needs to be investigated fully.

The injured should definitely look at getting compensation for their injuries. The homeless victims who were injured in the accident, most probably have no means to pay off their medical bills. They need to know that they have legal rights in this construction accident.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of construction accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

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