Dangerous Working Conditions

Employer Intentional Tort Claims

Through Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, building regulations, and other safety standards, the law provides protection to employees working under potentially dangerous working conditions. However, when an employee or third party contractor working on site fails to abide by these regulations, serious workplace injuries--and even death--may occur.

Typically, Ohio workers' compensation laws do not allow individuals to file personal injury lawsuits against their employers, except in cases of "employer intentional tort." At the law office of Brian G. Miller Co., L.P.A., we have handled numerous serious accident cases in which an employer has knowingly neglected safety standards, often resulting in the serious injury or the death of an employee.

Contact our Columbus, Ohio, law office to discuss your personal injury claim due to dangerous working conditions with a highly regarded trial lawyer. We will perform a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding your case, apply our extensive knowledge of the law, and advocate aggressively for the best possible outcome.

Many employer intentional tort cases and workplace claims are interrelated with product liability claims. At Brian G. Miller Co., L.P.A., we have the legal knowledge and capability to handle dangerous working condition cases, as well as OSHA violation cases related to:

• Construction accidents
• Industrial accidents
• Unguarded machinery
• Unguarded or improperly guarded holes or drops
• Failure to supply a lanyard/harness for tie-off
• Electrical shock
• Forklift injuries
• Scaffold injuries
• Insulation of electrical equipment
• Lockout accidents

Most hazardous machines are now constructed with safety guards, such that if someone or something comes within a certain distance of the point of operation, a light shield or other detector will signal the machine to turn off. On older machines, more primitive physical guards operate to keep a person's hand or arm from entering a point of operation.  The absence of a guard is a good indicator of a potential claim against another party such as an injured person's employer.  We have handled numerous employer intentional torts cases involving the removal of a guard or the failure to install a guard.

An employer may be liable for exposure of an employee to a known danger or workplace hazard, which results in a catastrophic injury or wrongful death. Fortunately, there are legal remedies available, and our lead attorney, Brian Miller, has the knowledge and the confidence to handle claims involving these dangerous working conditions.

Of course not all dangerous working conditions are necessarily the fault of the employer. There are also cases in which machinery manufacturers or third party contractors, subcontractors, masons, or other companies working at a site may be liable in a product liability or premises liability claim.

Discuss the unique circumstances of your workplace injury or wrongful death claim and your individual recovery needs with a talented, attentive, and accomplished personal injury trial lawyer today. Contact Brian G. Miller Co., L.P.A. at 614-221-4035.