Orlando Workplace Fall Attorneys
If you fell at work in Orlando or Central Florida — from a ladder, scaffold or roof, or on a slick floor — our workplace fall attorneys protect your workers' comp benefits and pursue the contractor, property owner or manufacturer who shares the blame. No fee unless we win. Call (407) 777-8888
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What's at Stake
We're sorry you were hurt. Within days, guardrails go up, ladders get swapped out and the scene looks nothing like the day you fell. Here's what's at risk.
Broken equipment gets thrown out and fall protection gets installed after the fact. Without photos and an inspection, it's your word against theirs.
Florida requires you to report a work injury to your employer within 30 days, or your comp benefits can be denied.
Comp carriers push lump sums that close out future medical care. Comp pays nothing for pain and suffering, so signing early can leave the most valuable claim untouched.
Comp petitions and most third-party claims against contractors and property owners carry two-year limits.
Don't face your employer's insurer alone.
Alexandra Tosado · Founding Attorney
A serious fall can end a career. We make sure everyone who caused it pays their share.
Workers' Comp Isn't Enough
Most injured workers think workers' comp is their only option. Comp pays medical care from the carrier's doctors and usually two-thirds of your average weekly wage, up to a state cap. It pays nothing for pain and suffering and nothing to your spouse. After a fall that breaks bones, injures your spine or causes a brain injury, that gap is enormous.
The larger recovery in a serious fall often comes from a separate claim against someone other than your employer. Construction sites bring together general contractors, subcontractors, property owners and equipment suppliers. Hotels, theme parks and warehouses have vendors and maintenance contractors who control the conditions where falls happen. Any of them can be responsible for a missing guardrail, a defective ladder or an unmarked hole.
Our Orlando workplace fall lawyers pursue both claims together. As part of our work injury practice, we keep your comp benefits paid while we investigate the fall, obtain OSHA records and build the third-party case for a jury.
Common Fall Injuries
From scaffold collapses and ladder falls to warehouse slips and hotel housekeeping falls, these are the injuries we see most often — and the pages that explain how we handle each one.
Multiple fractures, amputations and internal injuries that need a full lifetime damages plan.
Families may claim comp death benefits and bring a wrongful death case against a negligent third party.
Machinery, vehicle, repetitive-strain and other on-the-job injuries across Central Florida.
Step-by-Step
What you do in the first days after a workplace fall protects your health, your comp benefits and any claim against a third party.
Just fell on the job?
Report the fall in writing and get medical care, then talk to an attorney before you give a recorded statement. It's free.
Don't skip this
We Try Cases
Contractors' insurers decide early whether to take a fall case seriously. Here's what happens when an insurer guesses wrong.
“I switched to ANT Law Firm from a large local firm and it was the best thing I have ever done! As I hold my settlement check in my hands, all I can say is that Alexandra and her team were absolutely exceptional.”
Landmark verdict
40×
The jury's verdict was forty times the insurance company's offer.
Their offer
$30,000
The jury's verdict
$1.2M
The insurance company offered our client $30,000. We turned it down, built the case for trial and put it in front of a jury. The jury awarded $1.2 million — forty times what the insurer said the case was worth.
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Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different and is evaluated on its own facts. Amounts are gross recoveries before fees, costs and liens.
The Plan
Call, text or fill out the form. It's free and confidential.
We investigate, gather the evidence, handle the insurance company and get your medical care documented.
We negotiate from strength. If they won't pay fairly, we take it to a jury.
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A workplace fall case is two claims running side by side. Here's how we handle both once you hire us.
Compensation
Workers' comp pays set benefits no matter who was at fault. A third-party claim pays the losses comp leaves out. We pursue both, and coordinate the comp carrier's lien so nothing is left on the table.
Authorized medical care, wage benefits while you can't work, impairment benefits and mileage.
In a third-party claim, past and future care from the providers you need, not just the carrier's list.
All of your lost income and future earning capacity, not two-thirds up to a cap.
Physical pain, emotional distress and loss of enjoyment of life. Comp never pays this.
Surgeries, therapy and assistive devices a serious fall injury will demand for years.
Your spouse's claim for the impact on your marriage and household. Not available in comp.
Modifications, medical equipment and retraining if you can't return to your trade.
When a fall is fatal: comp death benefits plus a wrongful death claim against a negligent third party.
Not sure what your case is worth? We'll tell you, free.
Get My Free Case ReviewFlorida Law
Florida's workers' comp law, its negligence rules and federal OSHA fall protection standards all shape a workplace fall case.
Workers' comp is the exclusive remedy against your employer. Chapter 440 provides no-fault medical and wage benefits, but it generally bars suing your employer. The exceptions are narrow: an employer that failed to carry required coverage, and limited intentional-conduct cases.
Third parties can be sued for full damages. When a property owner, general contractor, subcontractor, equipment manufacturer or maintenance company contributed to your fall, you can bring a personal injury claim against them on top of comp. Florida's modified comparative fault rule applies: your recovery is reduced by your share of fault and barred if you're more than 50% responsible. The comp carrier has a lien on part of the third-party recovery for benefits it paid.
OSHA standards set the baseline. Florida private employers are covered by federal OSHA. Construction work generally requires guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems at 6 feet, general industry at 4 feet, and shipyards at 5 feet. Scaffolds have their own rules. An OSHA violation isn't a lawsuit by itself, but it's strong evidence that a contractor or owner fell below the standard of care.
Orlando's risk. Central Florida's construction boom, its hotels and theme parks, and its distribution warehouses put thousands of workers on ladders, lifts, roofs and slick floors every day. Falls are the leading cause of construction worker deaths nationwide, and slips, trips and falls are among the most common causes of serious workplace injuries.
What Success Looks Like
Facing it alone
With ANT in your corner
The surgeries and therapy your doctors say you need.
Comp benefits now, and full lost wages from the third party.
Every contractor, owner and manufacturer who shares the blame.
Damages that account for the work you can no longer do.
Every case is different. Past results don't guarantee a similar outcome.
Client Reviews
“Excellent law firm! They won my case in 3 days. And within 2 weeks, the compensation check was ready. All the office staff are very professional and attentive.”
“The best team ever. They resolved my case in an unimaginable timing. Very professional plus they show their human side when I needed it.”
“Working with Alex and her team was truly one of the best professional experiences I've had. From start to finish, they exceeded my expectations.”
Why ANT Law Firm
After a workplace fall, insurers try to keep you inside the comp system. We protect your benefits, pursue every third party and prepare each case for trial — and you pay nothing unless we win.
Straight Answers
Usually not. Florida workers' comp is generally the exclusive remedy against your employer. The exceptions are narrow: an employer that failed to carry required coverage, and limited intentional-conduct cases. But comp is rarely your only option. Workplace falls often involve property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, equipment manufacturers or scaffold companies who can be sued for full personal injury damages on top of comp. Our Orlando workplace fall attorneys investigate every one of them.
Workers' comp is a no-fault system that pays medical care and part of your lost wages regardless of fault, but nothing for pain and suffering or loss of consortium. A third-party claim is a separate personal injury lawsuit against someone other than your employer whose negligence contributed to your fall. It can recover full lost wages, pain and suffering, future medical care and your spouse's losses. Many serious fall cases include both, and we pursue them together.
Anyone other than your direct employer. Common examples are the property owner, the general contractor who controlled site safety, a subcontractor who created the hazard, a scaffold or ladder manufacturer, a maintenance or cleaning company, and an equipment rental company that supplied defective fall protection. At Orlando hotels, theme parks and large construction projects, several companies often share one site, which can mean more than one source of recovery.
It depends on your injuries, your wages, your permanent impairment, the strength of the case against a third party and the insurance available. Comp benefits follow statutory formulas. A third-party claim is valued on your full losses: medical care now and in the future, lost earning capacity and pain and suffering. We'll give you an honest assessment in your free case review. Be wary of anyone who quotes a number before seeing your records.
Don't sign anything before a lawyer reviews it. Comp carriers often push lump-sum settlements that end your right to future medical care, and they may rely on low impairment ratings. A comp settlement should also be coordinated with any third-party claim. Florida law gives you a one-time change of authorized treating physician, which can matter when you disagree with the carrier's doctor.
An OSHA violation doesn't create a lawsuit on its own, but it's powerful evidence of negligence in a third-party case. We obtain OSHA inspection reports, citations and fall protection plans to show the responsible party didn't meet the safety standard. In construction, fall protection — guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems — is generally required at 6 feet, and missing protection is often the most persuasive evidence in the case.
For workers' comp, report the injury to your employer within 30 days (Fla. Stat. § 440.185). A petition for benefits generally must be filed within two years, or within one year of your last comp payment or authorized care if that's later (§ 440.19). Most third-party negligence claims must be filed within two years of the fall. Wrongful death claims have two years from the date of death, and claims against government entities have their own notice rules. Call (407) 777-8888 as soon as you can.
Ideally, a firm that looks at both. A comp-only approach may never develop the third-party case, and a personal-injury-only approach may not protect your ongoing comp benefits. Our Orlando workplace fall attorneys make sure your comp claim is protected while we investigate and pursue every third party, and coordinate the two so the carrier's lien and any settlement don't undercut each other.
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Orlando Workplace Fall Attorneys
You focus on recovering. We'll protect your comp benefits, find everyone responsible for your fall and build your case for trial. Your free case review takes a few minutes, in English or Spanish.
