Jansen | Kiener has determined the cause of construction injuries and has identified the responsible parties through the use of staff experienced in safe construction practices. The Engineers we utilize in these claims have litigation expertise as well as being OSHA Certified in Construction Site Safety. Further credentials include hands on experience in excavation methods and equipment, steel and precast erection schemes, and masonry setting.

Construction failures requires reconstruction of failure mechanisms through hands on evaluation of collapsed structures, structural analysis and materials identification. Our team has investigated numerous failures in this manner.

We have also investigated several claims relating to cost and time. In these instances we have been offered technical advice to Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Owners. Jansen | Kiener understands the roles of the various entities in the constructed project, and can determine whether claims for cost and time or legitimate.

Some of our recent Construction Claims experience includes:

• Personal Injury – masonry wall collapsing and injuring three workers; stored steel piles collapsing injuring a worker; trench collapse; scaffold collapse; dropped loads; slips, trips and falls; falling objects

• Construction Failures – damage to adjacent properties; fires; collapses; settlement; vibration; damage to work already installed and paid for

• Toppled Cranes – estimate load on hook; crane inspection

• Failed Rigging – dropped loads; inspection of lifting mechanism and attachment

• Time and Cost Claims – differing site conditions; changes in scope; errors and omissions in contract documents; unforeseen site conditions; weather