Iron Workers · Louisville, KY
Ironworkers up high.
A fall changes everything.
Connecting steel is the most dangerous trade on the deck. When a fall-protection plan was a piece of paper nobody followed, or a crane pick went wrong, the consequences land on your body - and on a family that needs you working.
01 · The problem
One injury, two claims - comp and the party who caused it.
Workers’ comp pays your medical and part of your wages no matter who was at fault. But the steel erector, the crane company, the general contractor, the equipment manufacturer - if their failure put you on the ground, comp can’t make them pay.
The third-party claim can. On structural jobs it’s frequently the larger case: a missing tie-off anchor, a rigging failure, a crane operated outside its chart, a defective harness.
We run both at once, settle the comp lien down, and pursue the negligent contractor for the real value of a fall - lost earning capacity, the surgeries, and the life it changed.
Where Tony comes from. Tony’s father was a card-carrying union member, and that loyalty to the trades got handed straight down. It’s why this firm stands with ironworkers when a fall or a rigging failure threatens a career - whether the injury happened on the clock or off it.
02 · How we handle it
Step by step.
No mystery, no padding.
- 01
Get to the steel before it’s gone
Rigging, the harness, the anchor points, the crane logs, the erection plan. Structural evidence is dismantled fast - we preserve it now.
- 02
Open comp correctly
Filed clean with the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims, wages set at the right scale with travel and per-diem accounted for, treatment that documents the full injury.
- 03
Pursue the third party
Map every contractor on the deck, pull the subcontracts and the fall-protection plan, and hold whoever breached it accountable.
- 04
Maximize the net
Negotiate the comp lien and structure the recovery so it actually supports your family.
03 · Where it shows up
Ironworkers -
five common injuries.
What we see most from ironworkers - flag what fits.
- 01
Falls from height
Missing or defective fall protection, unguarded edges, failed anchors. The single deadliest hazard on the deck.
- 02
Crane & rigging failures
Dropped loads, two-blocking, picks outside the chart. Crush and impact injuries that are rarely your fault.
- 03
Caught-in & crush
Shifting steel and collapsing structures. Catastrophic injuries that demand a full investigation.
- 04
Welding & cutting burns
Arc burns, flash, fume exposure, and fire on the deck.
- 05
Struck-by
Swinging beams, dropped tools, and equipment on a busy site.
Iron Workers · Louisville, KY
Took a fall on the deck?
Call before the steel moves.
The sooner we document the rigging and the anchors, the stronger your case. Bring your report and any carrier letters - the consult is free.