Construction Accident Attorney in St. Louis

Over $100 Million Recovered for Injured Workers Across Missouri & Illinois

Construction sites rank among the most dangerous workplaces in Missouri. Falls from scaffolding, electrocutions, equipment rollovers, and struck-by incidents leave workers with injuries that can take months or years to recover from, if recovery is possible at all. When a serious accident happens, the legal questions that follow are rarely simple: multiple contractors, insurers, and equipment manufacturers may all share responsibility, and the path to full compensation often runs through both workers’ compensation and a separate personal injury claim.

Our construction accident attorneys at Kolker Law Firm bring over 40 years of combined experience handling these claims throughout Missouri and Illinois. We’re recognized on the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Missouri list and included in Super Lawyers® and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®. We offer free initial consultations and collect no fee unless we achieve a settlement or verdict on your behalf.

Construction Accident Injuries & Who May Be Liable

OSHA identifies four categories of incidents that account for the majority of construction fatalities nationwide: falls, electrocutions, struck-by-object incidents, and caught-in/between accidents, collectively known as the “fatal four.” Our construction and industrial accident lawyers handle injuries across all of these categories and beyond, including:

Liability on a construction site is rarely limited to one party. Depending on the facts, we build cases against general contractors, subcontractors, site supervisors, equipment manufacturers, and property owners. We collaborate with engineering and safety experts, collect witness statements, secure company documentation and OSHA records, and obtain hospital records to build a strong case on your behalf.

What Compensation Can Cover After a Construction Accident

Missouri law requires construction companies to carry workers’ compensation insurance, and that coverage applies even if an employer has only one employee. Workers’ comp covers reasonable medical expenses and a portion of lost wages, but it doesn’t compensate for pain and suffering, full lost earning capacity, or the non-economic toll a catastrophic injury takes on a worker and their family.

That’s where a third-party personal injury claim becomes critical. When a party other than your direct employer contributed to the accident, such as a negligent subcontractor or a manufacturer of defective equipment, you may be able to pursue a separate lawsuit alongside your workers’ compensation claim. Under Missouri’s pure comparative negligence rule, you can still recover damages even if you share some fault; your recovery is reduced only by your percentage of responsibility.

We deal directly with insurance carriers on your behalf and pursue every available avenue of recovery. Compensation we seek for construction and industrial accident clients includes medical expenses, lost wages, diminished earning capacity, pain and suffering, long-term care costs, and wrongful death damages when a family has lost someone. Many injured workers undervalue their own claims. Our job is to help protect against that.

Why St. Louis Workers Choose Kolker Law Firm

Construction accident claims are among the most legally complex personal injury cases. Multiple parties, overlapping insurance coverage, OSHA investigations, and tight filing deadlines all create real risk that an injured worker loses out on recovery they may be entitled to pursue. Our trial-ready attorneys know this landscape and are prepared to navigate every layer of it.

Our reputation often leads to favorable settlements before a case reaches a courtroom. But when the other side won’t offer what a case is worth, we take it to trial. That willingness isn’t a talking point. It’s part of our approach, and it’s why we’ve successfully handled thousands of personal injury cases across Missouri and Illinois over more than four decades.

One example from our industrial accident record: we obtained a $2,000,000 settlement in a case involving an anhydrous ammonia leak that caused significant lung damage. Past results don’t guarantee future outcomes, but they reflect the seriousness with which we pursue every claim.

If you were injured on a job site or have lost a loved one to a construction, industrial, or work-related accident, we want to hear from you. We’ll review your case at no cost and can walk you through your options with no obligation to hire us.