Construction Accident Lawyer Information in Greenville, SC

Construction sites in and around Greenville, South Carolina, can involve work at heights, heavy equipment, temporary structures, and multiple contractors on the same project. Injuries may include falls, falling objects, scaffolding or ladder incidents, trench or equipment accidents, and injuries from tools or materials. This page does not assume that any particular company is at fault.

Workers’ compensation and third-party claims

An injured worker may have a workers’ compensation claim against a participating employer, as described on the workplace injury page and in S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-540. In some situations, a separate civil claim may exist against a non-employer third party, such as another contractor or the maker of equipment or a product, consistent with §§ 42-1-550 and 42-1-560 and, where a product is involved, South Carolina’s product-liability statutes. The exclusive-remedy statute also contains a proviso about certain subcontractor situations. None of those citations means a third-party claim exists in every construction injury.

Notice and filing periods for workers’ compensation (including the general ninety-day notice and two-year filing rules in §§ 42-15-20 and 42-15-40) are not the same as the ordinary civil limitations period. Missing one deadline can matter even if another period has not expired.

The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission publishes official information for injured workers. This site does not file Commission claims or workplace-safety complaints.

Multiple companies on one site

A Greenville-area project may involve an owner, a general contractor, subcontractors, temporary-labor firms, suppliers, and equipment-rental companies. Who employed the injured person, and who controlled the work or the equipment, can affect whether a matter is limited to workers’ compensation or whether a separate civil claim against a non-employer may also exist. This page does not map those relationships for any project.

Workplace safety agencies

Construction safety can also involve federal and South Carolina workplace-safety agencies. An inspection, citation, or agency report is not the same as a civil lawsuit or a Commission claim. This website does not file those complaints and does not interpret a citation as proof of civil liability.

After a job-site injury

Workers often give notice to the employer, seek appropriate medical care, and keep copies of incident and medical records. Notice and filing periods described in Title 42 can run while a person is still in treatment. Sending this site’s consultation form is not notice to an employer, the Commission, or any court.

Serious injuries

Construction incidents sometimes involve brain or spinal cord injuries, or a death. Those pages explain additional legal rules at a general level. This site does not estimate the value of a construction-injury matter or promise any particular recovery.