Miami and Tampa construction accident lawyer
Everyone on that site works for someone else.
A construction site is a stack of separate companies working in the same space — general contractor, subcontractors, equipment lessors, suppliers. That structure is the reason an injured worker is often told comp is all there is, and the reason it usually is not.
- Against your employer
- Comp onlyExclusive remedy. Fla. Stat. § 440.11
- Other contractors
- Full claimOrdinary negligence, with full damages
- Deadline to sue
- 2 yearsFla. Stat. § 95.11, for injuries on or after 24 March 2023
- Immigration status
- IrrelevantIt does not bar a Florida injury claim
01 Who controlled the hazard
02 Preserve it now
03 Where these cases come from
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade construction runs from Brickell and downtown high-rise work to residential build-out across the county, with the layered contractor structures that come with it. Homestead adds agricultural and light industrial construction.
Hillsborough
Hillsborough construction follows the growth corridors — commercial build-out along the interstate, warehouse and distribution construction, and residential work across the county. Heat illness sits alongside falls and machinery as a recurring injury here.
04 What damages a claim
- Accepting that workers’ compensation is the whole of it.
- Letting the equipment be repaired or returned before it is examined.
- Not writing down which subcontractors were on site that day.
- Staying quiet because of immigration status.
Frequently asked questions about Florida construction accidents
I was paid in cash. Do I still have a claim?
Yes. How you were paid affects proof, not entitlement. Pay records, text messages, sign-in sheets and co-worker testimony all establish the working relationship.
An employer paying off the books is often an employer without required coverage, which can expose them beyond workers’ compensation rather than shelter them.
Does an OSHA citation mean I win?
No. A citation is not a finding of civil liability, and the absence of one is not a defense.
What makes the OSHA file valuable is the record it creates — statements taken while memories were fresh, the safety plan in force, and what the inspector actually observed on site.
Tell Jose what happened
A free review of your construction accidents case, with no obligation, and no fee and no costs unless there is a recovery. English or Spanish, whichever you would rather use. You speak with Jose A. Dapena directly at every stage, not with an intake department — and if there is no claim worth bringing, he will tell you that.