On all construction sites in the state of Oregon heavy construction equipment must be secured away from drivers on the road for safety reasons. Oregon law requires that construction equipment like forklift, bulldozers, and trucks have reflective warning cones around them and the construction site must be fenced off if the construction equipment is near the road.

The question on any construction site injury case is often whether the construction company
complied with the governing safety regulations and whether they were negligent. A reflective case on construction site auto injury cases is a case we settled for a significant amount in which our client suffered a major head injury after the car he was riding in struck a bulldozer which was parked without barricades or major warning devices next to the road. The construction companied from our investigation failed to adequately ensure that the construction site was marked off and this investigation together with expert witness involvement and evaluation resulted in a large money recovery for our client.

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