The majority of forklift accidents are preventable. Poor safety practices, lack of training, and defective equipment are among the many causes and contributing factors leading to forklift accidents and injuries. If you or someone you love has been hurt in a forklift accident, please talk to our forklift accident attorneys right away.
Some of the common causes of forklift accidents and contributing factors include:
- Failure to follow safety procedures
- Lack of training
- Poor lighting
- Improper loading
- Excessive speed
- Poor communication
- Inadequate forklift maintenance
- Defective forklift
- Missing safety equipment
- Operating forklift with load elevated
- Poorly designed work area
- Using forklift for inappropriate tasks
One of our jobs as forklift accident attorneys is to investigate your forklift accident and determine the underlying causes and contributing factors so that we can determine who can beheld financially responsible for your injuries and prove that responsibility in court.
We also work with experienced an highly credentialed personal injury attorneys throughout the US and will work to find you an experienced attorney in your area to handle your case at no additional charge to you.
If you have been injured in in a forklift accident, please call the forklift accident attorneys of Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP, at 1-888-842-8466 or contact us online today.