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A construction injury can put you out of work for months and leave your family worried about how the bills get paid. If you were hurt on a job site anywhere in Berks County, Pennsylvania law gives you the right to medical care and wage-loss benefits, and we are here to make sure you receive them.
For more than 34 years, Lerner, Steinberg & Associates has fought for injured construction workers across Pennsylvania, and we bring that same hands-on attention to every claim in Berks County. You work directly with Mike Lerner or Ben Steinberg, never a paralegal, and you owe no fee unless we win. Berks County is one of the areas we serve across the Reading region, and you can view all of them on our areas served page.
Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in Pennsylvania, and the building sites, road crews, warehouses, and plants across Berks County see serious injuries every year. We handle the full range of construction-related workers’ compensation claims, from single-event accidents to injuries that build up over time.
Falls from roofs, scaffolding, ladders, and unprotected edges — a leading cause of serious construction injury and death.
Falling tools and materials, swinging loads, and strikes from vehicles or equipment moving around the site.
Defective or improperly built scaffolding and ladder failures that cause crushing and fall injuries.
Cranes, forklifts, nail guns, saws, and heavy equipment that cause amputations, crush injuries, and deep lacerations.
Contact with live wires, faulty wiring, and overhead power lines on building and utility crews.
Cave-ins and collapses that cause crush injuries, suffocation, and broken bones.
Your employer’s insurance must pay for the treatment and wage replacement you are owed after a job-site injury. Benefits include all reasonable and necessary medical care, wage-loss benefits equal to about two-thirds of your average weekly wage, specific-loss benefits for the permanent loss of a body part or for serious scarring, and death benefits for the families of workers killed on the job. You do not have to prove your employer did anything wrong, only that you were hurt while working. Construction injuries are often serious enough to keep you off the job for months, so it matters that your wage-loss benefits are calculated correctly from the start.
Many job sites bring several companies together at once, including general contractors, subcontractors, equipment owners, and suppliers. When someone other than your employer caused your injury, you may have a separate claim on top of your workers’ compensation benefits — one that can include money for pain and suffering that workers’ comp does not pay. We look at every construction injury from both angles and pursue them together so nothing is left on the table. You can read more about job-site claims on our construction accidents page.
We help injured construction workers throughout the county, including Reading, Wyomissing, Muhlenberg Township, Exeter Township, Sinking Spring, and West Reading. If you do not see your community listed, call us, because we serve every part of Berks County. You can see the full county overview on our Berks County workers’ compensation page.
Pennsylvania sets firm deadlines, and missing one can end your right to benefits.
You can review the official program through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, then call us for guidance on your own claim.
For more than three decades, Mike Lerner and Ben Steinberg have handled workers’ compensation and injury cases for people across Pennsylvania, and they work on every claim personally. They know how insurers value construction injuries and how to push for the full medical care and wage-loss benefits the law allows. We work on a contingency basis, so you owe no fee unless we win.
If you were hurt on a construction site anywhere in Berks County, we are ready to review your claim and tell you honestly where you stand. Contact Lerner, Steinberg & Associates today for a free consultation.
