Crush cases aren’t usually simple “slip-and-fall” claims. In Cambridge, they often involve:
- Construction and renovation activity around older buildings and active sites (staging, lifts, hoisting, temporary barriers)
- Industrial and lab-adjacent workplaces where specialized equipment, conveyors, presses, or material-handling systems are used
- High turnover subcontracting—multiple employers, contractors, and vendors controlling different parts of the work
- Logistics and loading realities near busy corridors where deliveries, trailers, and dock systems create additional risk
Those factors can mean multiple potential responsible parties and technical questions about guarding, safe operating procedures, training, and maintenance.


