A workplace accident can immediately affect your health, paycheck, family, and future.

You may be wondering how to keep it all together while you recover. It’s daunting, but you don’t have to face it alone. 

You don’t even need to understand every legal distinction before contacting ZLG.

Jose will listen to how the accident happened, review the companies and individuals involved, and explain whether your situation may include workers’ compensation benefits, a separate personal injury claim, or both.

You deserve to feel seen and heard during this difficult time. 

At ZLG, Jose remains personally involved throughout your case. Before becoming an attorney, he worked as a paralegal and learned how serious injury claims are investigated, documented, and built from the ground up.

That experience allows him to understand the details at every stage, from gathering worksite records and identifying responsible companies to documenting your injuries and negotiating with insurance carriers.

When you work with ZLG, you can expect:

• Direct communication with Jose
• Clear explanations without unnecessary legal jargon
• Representation in English or Spanish
• Consistent updates about your case
• Personal attention throughout the claim
• Guidance from the initial investigation through resolution

Is This a Workers’ Compensation Case or a Phoenix Personal Injury Claim?

Workers’ compensation generally provides benefits to employees who are injured while performing their jobs. These benefits may cover medical treatment and part of an injured worker’s lost income, regardless of who caused the accident.

In most cases, workers’ compensation is the primary legal remedy against an employer or co-worker who was acting within the scope of employment.

However, a workplace accident may also create a separate personal injury claim when someone outside the injured worker’s employer caused or contributed to the accident.

A potential third party may include:

• A general contractor or subcontractor
• A property owner or developer
• An equipment manufacturer
• An equipment rental company
• A maintenance provider
• A delivery company
• A motorist
• Another business working at the site

Arizona law generally makes workers’ compensation the exclusive remedy against an employer, subject to narrow exceptions. An injured employee may still be able to pursue a separate claim against a negligent third party who isn’t in the same employment.

Not every workplace injury creates a third-party claim. Jose can review how the accident occurred and help identify which legal options may be available.

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Construction sites present obvious dangers, but serious workplace injuries can occur in warehouses, offices, retail stores, loading areas, industrial facilities, delivery routes, and many other environments.

ZLG represents people in cases involving:

• Construction-site accidents
• Falls from ladders, roofs, or scaffolding
• Falling equipment or building materials
• Machinery and equipment accidents
• Forklift accidents
• Crane accidents
• Electrical injuries
• Explosions and fires
• Trench or structural collapses
• Vehicle accidents while working
• Delivery and loading-dock accidents
• Unsafe property conditions
• Defective tools or equipment
• Workplace dog attacks
• Fatal workplace accidents

Every accident should be evaluated based on how it happened and who controlled the work, equipment, property, or activity involved.

Even if you aren’t sure whether someone outside your employer contributed to the accident, Jose can review the circumstances and help determine whether an additional claim may be available.

What to Do After a Phoenix Workplace or Construction Accident

Taking a few practical steps may help protect your health and preserve important evidence:

1. Seek emergency or medical care.
2. Report the accident to your supervisor.
3. Follow your workplace’s reporting procedures.
4. Ask for a copy of the incident report.
5. Photograph the scene, hazard, and equipment when possible.
6. Photograph visible injuries.
7. Get the names and contact information of witnesses.
8. Preserve damaged clothing, tools, or safety equipment.
9. Keep medical, employment, and expense records.
10. Avoid signing broad releases without understanding them.
11. Be cautious when giving recorded statements.
12. Speak with an attorney about possible third-party responsibility.

Don’t return to an unsafe scene or place yourself at risk to collect evidence.

You may still have options even if you couldn’t take photographs, identify every company, or complete every step. Jose can investigate the information that may remain available.

Serving Phoenix and Communities Across Arizona

ZLG helps injured workers and families in Phoenix, throughout Maricopa County, and across much of Arizona, including:

Phoenix · Glendale · Peoria · Avondale · Goodyear · Scottsdale · Tempe · Mesa · Chandler

Live outside Phoenix? Call ZLG to find out whether Jose can assist with your case.

One Work Accident Can Change Your Future. You Don’t Have to Face It Alone.

You don’t need to determine which type of claim applies before contacting ZLG.

Jose will listen to how the accident happened, review the individuals and companies involved, and help identify whether someone outside your employer may be responsible.

Your consultation is free. There are no upfront attorney fees, and you only pay attorney fees if we recover compensation for you.