Crane Accident Attorney in Redding

Millions Recovered for Northern California Injury Victims

At Law Offices of Larry S. Buckley, we’ve spent more than 25 years representing injury victims throughout Northern California, recovering tens of millions of dollars on their behalf. Our Redding office puts us close to the communities where these projects happen, and we’re ready to put that record to work for you.

The Resources to Take On Complex Crane Claims

Crane accident cases often pit injured workers or families against crane owners, construction companies, and their insurers. Larry S. Buckley is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, recognizing trial lawyers who have secured individual settlements or verdicts exceeding two million dollars, and he is listed among America’s Top 100 High-Stakes Litigators. We’ve successfully litigated against auto manufacturers, major trucking companies, and state and local government entities, the same categories of defendants that appear in crane accident claims.

Building a strong crane accident case requires more than legal arguments. Our team works with accident reconstruction professionals, biomechanical engineers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, medical professionals, and economists to reconstruct what happened and document the full scope of your losses. Across more than a thousand personal injury cases, we’ve refined an investigative approach that has produced some of the largest settlements in California history.

Common Causes of Crane Accidents in Redding-Area Construction

Crane operations are among the most serious hazards workers face on Northern California construction sites. California’s Title 8 Cal/OSHA crane and hoisting equipment regulations generally set requirements for operator certification, pre-shift inspections, and load capacity documentation that go beyond baseline federal OSHA standards. California law also generally requires a Project Permit, obtained through Cal/OSHA’s Crane Unit, before a fixed tower crane can be erected, climbed, or dismantled. When those rules aren’t followed, the risk of catastrophic failure rises sharply.

Common causes of crane accidents include:

• Overloading rated capacity: Exceeding the load limit a crane is certified to carry can trigger a boom failure or full crane collapse
• Rigging failure: Defective or improperly attached hardware, slings, or hooks that give way under load
• Structural or mechanical failure: Worn components, deferred maintenance, or manufacturing defects that compromise the crane’s integrity
• Power line contact: Contact with energized lines during lifts or repositioning, a leading cause of electrocution on job sites