Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine Construction Accident Lawyer

Construction sites are dangerous places by nature. Every year, thousands of hard-working construction workers sustain injury in a construction site accident. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that the construction industry has one of the highest rates of work-related fatalities in the nation. When construction workers in New England are injured on the job, they trust Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine construction accident lawyer Michael Bowser to fight to recover the compensation due to them.

Attorney Bowser has intricate knowledge of MA, NH, and ME state building and safety codes and OSHA regulations. He also understands the complex nature of construction site hierarchies, navigating between construction site owners, contractors, and sub-contractors when it comes to contract, liability, and insurance indemnity and union shop division of labor rules. If you have been injured on a construction site in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, Michael Bowser is the right construction accident lawyer to represent your best interests.

Construction Accident Injuries

Construction accidents can happen in a moment, yet the injuries sustained in these accidents can last a lifetime. Common construction accident injuries may be caused by falls, gas explosions, toxic exposure, electrical accidents or a variety of other factors, and may include:

  • Head injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Neck injuries/whiplash
  • Severe burns
  • Brain injuries
  • Broken bones
  • Lacerations

If you are injured on a construction site, the first thing you should do is seek medical attention. In many cases, the full extent of construction site injuries is not immediately apparent, and failure to seek immediate medical help after a construction injury may reduce the value of a subsequent legal claim. To learn more about Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine
construction accident lawsuits, contact lawyer Michael Bowser for a free review of your claim.

Construction Accident Causes

Carelessness, improper supervision, and failure to follow and enforce safety protocols are all common causes of construction site accidents. Other common factors that lead to construction site accidents include:

  • Defective equipment
  • Construction debris
  • Poorly assembled scaffolding
  • Unsafe ladders
  • Holes in flooring

When a construction worker is injured on the job, that worker will likely need to miss a significant amount of work and may accumulate substantial medical debt. In some cases, an injured construction worker may require ongoing medical or therapeutic care, and some injured workers are never able to return to their chosen profession. While workers’ compensation settlements and personal insurance may help offset the costs associated with a major construction site injury, victims often experience financial hardship. By working with Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine construction accident lawyer Michael Bowser, injured construction workers can pursue just compensation for their damages, including medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering.

Contact a Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine Construction Accident Lawyer

A construction accident can involve a construction site worker or a construction site bystander. If a construction worker is injured on the job, he or she will file a workers’ compensation claim. If the construction accident victim is a bystander, he or she may file a premises liability personal injury claim to pursue compensation for damages.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine construction accident lawyer Michael Bowser has represented countless construction workers who were injured at work. If you work construction and were injured on the job, Attorney Bowser can help you hold the public or private entities responsible for your injuries accountable and help you recover the compensation you deserve. Contact Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine construction accident lawyer Michael Bowser today.

Here are some case results from clients who we represented in their injury cases:

Slip and Fall On Construction Site $828,000.00

Injury

Union painter falls on construction site when he steps on copper pipe left on floor and covered with sawdust. Torn meniscus of left knee and total tear of right knee MCL/ACL. Medical bills exceed $83,000. Lost wage claim includes total permanent disability from occupation as painter.

Challenge

Insurance company for general contractor responsible for job site safety denies liability, questions the plaintiff’s credibility and challenges the extent and nature of his injuries. Pre-trial offer of $300,000 reduced to $250,000 at trial. Plaintiff owes $220,000 to Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carrier.

Result

Jury verdict following eight (8) day personal injury trial before the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, MA. Verdict of $775,000. Pre-trial interest and comparative fault offset results in total judgment against responsible general contractor for $828,000.

NH Verdict Sip and Fall on Walkway  March 2025 $425,000

The Injury

Torn skin and lacerations to both hands, partial constriction injury to fourth and fifth fingers of left had, impact injury to left tibial tuberosity

The Challenge

Client falls on paved walkway outside of her place of employment. Slip and fall caused by an accumulation of varied size rock salt granules on walkway causing loss of traction. Client undergoes various treatments to include steroid injections and physical therapy, but she does not miss any time from work. Worker’s Compensation insurance pays approximately $13,000 on $17,000 in related medical bills . Commercial Insurance general liability carrier denies claim. Suit filed. At mediation the same carrier offers only $5,000 to settle, but then formally withdraws that offer following medication and before trial.

The Result

Bowser law selects jury in Hillsborough County (NH) Superior Court. Evidence establishes paved walkway was installed by commercial landlord to cover dirt path worn into landscape over many years from employees taking most direct route to entrance. Landlord did not consult any engineers or architects before installing “paved to grade” walkway. Bowser Law’s engineer/architect expert witness opines the walkway was dangerously steep as constructed and especially hazardous when sprinkled with rock salt that undermined traction. This was not a snow and ice case, but rather a defective construction design case. Bowser Law insists on and obtains an in person view of unchanged walkway by selected jury prior to start of trial. Other existing nearby walkways from the same parking area utilized steps and handrails to address change in grade across landscaped area in front of building. Jury verdict of $425,000 on damages with 25% offset for comparative fault. Pre-trial interest award of $46,000 and taxation of costs of $20,000 ordered by Court following verdict.

Construction Site Safety $132,500.00

Challenge

General Contractor and sub-contractor for construction project each deny premises liability and blame injured plaintiff for walking through unlighted garage area in where open pit is located. Plaintiff establishes that both parties were responsible for overall safety of worksite and regular exit of building was blocked by construction debris, thereby leaving unlighted garage as only available exit from building. Plaintiff’s expert establishes numerous construction site safety violations under both OSHA and State Building Code regulations.

Result

Settled prior to trial at mediation for $132,500.00

MA Settlement Construction Site Injury July 2025  $1,650,000

Injury

Client suffers serious injuries following electrical shock on construction site in 2018.  Client is nearing the normal age for retirement from his particular construction trade, but he planned to work for several more years.  He suffers cognitive loss of function, tinnitus, loss of feeling in his hands and a significant shoulder injury requiring surgery.  He never returns to work.

Challenge

Bowser Law litigates matter for five (5) years through the Massachusetts Superior Court against four (4) alleged responsible defendants, including two (2) governmental entities.  The defendants are unified in their position that the plaintiff/client and his own employer are exclusively responsible for his injury and the work site conditions that led to the electrical shock injury and they dispute the nature and extent of the client’s injury and his ability to return to work.

Result

Through the use of retained experts in the fields of engineering and electrical construction as well as expected trial testimony from the client’s treating neurologist, Bowser Law is able to settle the matter through mediation shortly before jury selection.  Total settlement of $1,650,000 with all four defendants allows significant recovery for plaintiff after compromise and reimbursement on Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier lien.

MA Settlement Construction Site Injury July 2025 $1,650,000

The Injury

Client suffers serious injuries following electrical shock on construction site in 2018. Client is nearing the normal age for retirement from his particular construction trade, but he planned to work for several more years. He suffers cognitive loss of function, tinnitus, loss of feeling in his hands and a significant shoulder injury requiring surgery. He never returns to work.

The Challenge

Bowser Law litigates matter for five (5) years through the Massachusetts Superior Court against four (4) alleged responsible defendants, including two (2) governmental entities. The defendants are unified in their position that the plaintiff/client and his own employer are exclusively responsible for his injury and the work site conditions that led to the electrical shock injury and they dispute the nature and extent of the client’s injury and his ability to return to work.

The Result

Through the use of retained experts in the fields of engineering and electrical construction as well as expected trial testimony from the client’s treating neurologist, Bowser Law is able to settle the matter through mediation shortly before jury selection. Total settlement of $1,650,000 with all four defendants allows significant recovery for plaintiff after compromise and reimbursement on Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier lien.

Past successful case results are not a guarantee or promise of a similar result in your case. Each case is factually distinct with various applicable legal standards. Further, as a trial lawyer with the experience of hundreds of completed Jury and Bench DUI trials in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine Attorney Bowser understands the risks associated with the adversarial trial process. Any lawyer who claims never to lose cases doesn’t really try cases, especially difficult cases. Anonymous factual/legal summaries are authorized in advance by clients.

What is the Bowser Law Difference?

There are many attorneys out there, but Mike Bowser stands out as bold, fearless and passionate.

  • Mike Bowser offers a personal touch to personal injury cases. He cares about you and your family and how this tragedy has deeply affected you. He will investigate and personally prepare your case to pursue the maximum compensation for you.
  • Clients who have hired Mike Bowser LOVE him! Take one look at some of his five star reviews and you will know exactly why.
  • Mike Bowser is a ruthless trial attorney who has appropriately received accolades from judges and opposing counsel for his expertise and professionalism.
  • Attorney Bowser has over twenty-five years of experience representing clients injured due to the negligence of another. He has tried several hundred cases successfully to verdict in the District and Superior Courts, including many personal injury jury verdicts that far exceeded the Insurance Company’s last best offer.

29 years of Proven Results.

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