Wilson Construction Accident Lawyer

You Got Hurt on the Job. What Happens Now?

You got hurt at work and you haven’t been able to get back to the job site. Bills are landing on the counter while your body heals. You do not know if this goes through workers’ comp, a lawsuit, or both. Maybe your employer says the fall was your fault. Maybe an adjuster called before you left the hospital and confused you even more.

None of that changes what happened to you, and it does not have to impact your legal rights.

We are construction accident lawyers who serve Wilson, and we look past the first workers’ comp check to every contractor, subcontractor, and equipment maker who might share the blame. Joseph Tunstall has secured over 100 plaintiff verdicts in North Carolina injury cases. We can’t guarantee an outcome in any case, but we can promise to build every Wilson construction accident claim the same way: chasing every source of recovery, not just the easiest one.

Tell us what happened on the job site, and we will map out every path to compensation you may have.

The Job Site Accidents We See Around Wilson

Construction sites move fast, and Wilson’s current building boom means more cranes, more subcontractors, and more chances for something to go wrong. Some of these injuries get treated as simple workers’ comp cases when they are much bigger than that. We handle claims involving:

• Falls from scaffolding, ladders, roofs, or unfinished floors
• Being struck by falling tools, materials, or debris
• Crane, forklift, or heavy equipment accidents
• Trench or excavation collapses
• Electrocution and exposed wiring injuries
• Injuries caused by a subcontractor’s negligence on a multi-employer site
• Defective tools, scaffolding, or safety equipment

If your injury does not fit neatly into one of these categories, tell us what happened. Some construction accidents involve more than one contributing cause. Whether you were hurt because of your employer’s negligence,  a subcontractor cutting corners, a manufacturer’s defective part, or a general contractor who skipped a safety walk-through, we can advise you of your legal options.

Why a Workers’ Comp Check Alone May Not Cover What You Lost

Workers’ compensation pays your medical bills and part of your lost wages, but it does not pay for pain and suffering. It caps what you can recover even when someone else’s carelessness caused the accident. Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.2, an injured worker can pursue a workers’ comp claim and a separate lawsuit against a negligent third party, such as a subcontractor, property owner, or equipment manufacturer, at the same time. 

This information reflects North Carolina law as of August 2026.

How We Build a Wilson Construction Accident Case

Construction accident claims fall apart when no one identifies every party who had a hand in what happened. To prevent that from happening, we:

• Pull OSHA inspection records, safety citations, and subcontractor agreements for the site where you were hurt
• Identify every party connected to the accident, including the general contractor, subcontractors, the property owner, and any equipment manufacturer
• Work with your treating physicians, and medical or vocational experts when needed, to document what your injury costs you now and later
• Handle every call from the workers’ comp carrier and any liability insurer, so you are not negotiating your own recovery 
• Calculate the full value of your claim, including future medical care and lost earning capacity, not just the bills already in front of you

Wilson’s Building Boom Is Raising the Injury Risk Along With It

Wilson County brought in more than $2.7 billion in new economic development projects in a single recent year, according to Business North Carolina. This development is led by Johnson & Johnson’s $2 billion biologics factory now under construction at Wilson County Corporate Park. Reckitt Benckiser, Idexx Laboratories, SCHOTT Pharma, and Neopac are building alongside it, and the projects together are expected to create more than 1,400 jobs. Downtown, the $70 million Wilson Ballpark opened in April 2026 as part of a wider $280 million development. 

More active job sites mean more subcontractors working around each other, and more chances for a falling object, a miscommunication, or a piece of unmaintained equipment to hurt someone. If you were injured on one of these sites, or any construction site in Wilson County, the same investigation process applies.

Where a Wilson Construction Accident Claim Gets Filed

A third-party lawsuit against a negligent contractor or equipment manufacturer for a Wilson construction accident is filed in Wilson County Superior Court, housed at the Wilson County Courthouse at 115 Nash St. E. 

A workers’ comp claim goes to the North Carolina Industrial Commission, not to a county courthouse. 

Knowing which forum handles which part of your case, and when, keeps a Wilson construction accident claim from stalling while two separate systems wait on each other. We file and track both sides of that process so nothing slips through while you focus on healing. 

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Answers for Injured Construction Workers in Wilson

How much does it cost to hire a construction accident lawyer in Wilson?

We take construction accident cases on contingency, so there is no upfront cost and no fee unless we recover money for you. Your free case evaluation costs nothing, even if we don’t take your case or you choose not to hire us.

Can I file a workers’ comp claim and a lawsuit at the same time?

Yes. North Carolina law allows an injured worker to pursue workers’ comp benefits and a separate lawsuit against a negligent third party at the same time, and the second claim often pays for what workers’ comp leaves out.

What if I was partly at fault for my construction accident?

North Carolina’s contributory negligence rule means an insurer may try to deny your entire claim if it can show you shared any fault at all. Insurers on multi-contractor job sites know this, and they will look for any reason to point blame back at the injured worker instead of their client, especially when several companies were on site and each one wants the fault to land somewhere else. This only matters in third-party injury lawsuits. Contributory negligence generally does not impact your workers’ compensation claim. 

What is the deadline to report my construction accident to my employer?

You generally have 30 days from the accident to give written notice to your employer, though reporting sooner protects your claim. Missing that window can cost you benefits you would otherwise receive.

How long does a Wilson construction accident claim take to resolve?

It depends on your medical recovery and how many parties are involved, but claims with clear third-party liability and full medical documentation tend to move faster than ones where fault is contested. We will give you a realistic timeline once we review your case.

Can my employer fire me for filing a workers’ comp claim after a construction accident?

No. North Carolina law protects you from retaliation for filing a legitimate workers’ comp claim. Firing, demoting, or otherwise punishing you for reporting a job site injury can itself become a different legal case against your employer.

What happens when the general contractor and the subcontractor each blame the other for my accident?

This happens on multi-employer construction sites, and it is exactly why we investigate every party ourselves instead of relying on what either company says. We gather the subcontractor agreements, safety records, and witness statements needed to show who was responsible.

My employer already accepted my workers’ comp claim. Do I still need a lawyer?

An accepted workers’ comp claim only covers medical bills and part of your lost wages. It says nothing about whether a subcontractor, property owner, or equipment maker also bears responsibility. That separate claim is easy to miss without someone looking for it specifically, so it is important to contact a lawyer.

Talk to Us Before You Sign Anything From the Insurance Company

You do not have to figure out whether this is a workers’ comp claim, a lawsuit, or both on your own, and you should not have to guess at it while you are still healing. Contact O’Malley Tunstall, PC today for a free consultation about your Wilson construction accident. There is no fee unless we recover money for you. The 30-day notice window and other deadlines in your case do not pause for your recovery, so the sooner we talk, the more options you may keep open. Tell us what happened, and we will tell you plainly what we think your case is worth and what your legal options are.