CONSTRUCTION SITE INJURIES

An owner and manager of the building / premises may be liable for a condition on its property that causes injury to the people lawfully present on the premises such as:

Cranes’ fall-downs;
Window glass or bricks dropped on pedestrians; or
Exposed-to-public electrical wires.

General Contractor (“GC”) as employer of an independent contractor is liable for a construction worker’s injuries because GC:

Retains control over some part of an independent contractor's work
Has a non-delegable duty to provide the contractor's employees with a safe place to work and
Assure that the work is performed in a safe manner.

A contractor owes a duty of ordinary care in performing his work so not to negligently injure the workers of another contractor.

Architects and Engineers may be liable for injuries to the building visitors even after their work was completed and accepted by the owner, e.g. when a pylon spontaneously falls on a visitor.

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