Heavy Equipment Accidents
When you and your loved ones are dealing with the repercussions of a work-related heavy equipment accident, it’s best to work with a law firm that has years of experience tackling these claims. You don’t want just any lawyer handling your case. You need someone with a proven record of results, like the settlement we achieved for the family of a fatally injured construction worker involving heavy machinery.
At Kemmy Law Firm, our family of trial lawyers routinely help with workplace accidents, like those involving heavy equipment and serious injuries. We know what you need: Compassion, guidance, and aggressive representation.
Let us help you. We will review the facts for evidence of negligence, advise you about workers’ compensation insurance, and explain if a third-party liability claim is relevant in your case.
Contact Kemmy Law Firm online or call (830) 264-6297 for a free initial consultation. We have over five decades of combined experience, and recovered millions for injured clients. There’s also no risk because we only get paid if we get compensation for you
All of our clients have families of their own. They are decent, hardworking people, and come to us with complex business issues or because their lives have been changed by a catastrophic injury.
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$20 MILLION Oil and gas case involving significant economic harm
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$13.5 MILLIONJury VerdictPatient paralyzed after nurses failed to tell a doctor about a change in condition
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$8 MILLION Young college student suffers brain injury from negligent conduct
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$7.5 MILLION West texas woman becomes brain injured when basic safety rules were not followed
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$6.2 MILLIONJury VerdictMarine veteran suffers catastrophic harm after a dangerous fall
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$6 MILLION Children who were abused by an employee of a company that was entrusted with the care of children
Types of Heavy Equipment Accidents
Workers in many industries, including construction, transportation, utilities, oil and gas, logging, and agriculture, face the risk of accidents involving heavy machinery and equipment.
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Transportation AccidentsOne of the most common types of heavy equipment accidents involve moving vehicles, like bulldozers, backhoes, loaders, cranes, forklifts, and excavators. When the operator isn’t paying close attention or can’t see in blind spots, they could end up colliding with a worker, a stationary object, or piece of equipment. Workers might be pinned by heavy machinery or dragged by a vehicle. Back-up accidents are all too common, as well.
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Struck by Falling or Flying ObjectsA piece of heavy equipment can malfunction, or operator negligence can cause an object to fall or fly in an unexpected direction. A careless operator or defective machine might drop a load. The result could be one or more workers struck by falling or flying objects and suffering serious injuries.
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Falls from EquipmentWorkers might have to climb onto tall pieces of equipment or work in machines at significant heights, like a crane or on scaffolding. Without proper safety equipment and procedures, or because of defective equipment, workers can fall and sustain catastrophic injuries.
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EntanglementIn some industries, employees work closely with intricate machines. They have to be extremely careful not to get a finger, limb, or article of clothing caught in the equipment. When this happens, they can suffer from things like crush injuries and amputation.
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Electric Shock and ElectrocutionHeavy equipment typically relies on electricity to work. But when someone doesn’t follow procedure, like lockout/tagout rules, there is a risk of electric shock or fatal electrocution.
Heavy Equipment Accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry, which is prevalent in the Permian Basin region of Texas and New Mexico, relies on a lot of heavy machinery to drill wells and produce, store, transport, and refine crude oil into petroleum products. Pieces of heavy equipment, like rigs, pumps, cranes, and forklifts, are needed at every stage of the process.
Unfortunately, oil and gas equipment and machinery expose workers to:
- Fracking accidents
- Blowouts
- Explosions
- Vehicle Accidents
- Falls
- Falling Objects
- Crush Injuries
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All of our clients have families of their own. They are decent, hardworking people, and come to uswith complex business issues or because their lives have been changed by a catastrophic injury.
Compensation for Heavy Equipment Accident Injuries
If the law entitles you to file a personal injury or third-party liability lawsuit, we’ll fight for you to receive full and fair compensation for your:
- Medical Expenses
- Other Out-of-Pocket Expenses
- Lost Income
- Pain and Suffering
- Mental Anguish
- Disfigurement and Scarring
- Disability/Physical Limitations
- Reduces Earning Capacity
- Reduced Quality of Life
- Loss of Consortium
What Laws Cover Workplace Equipment Accidents?
There are two ways to pursue compensation after an accident at work causes you harm. The first is workers’ compensation insurance—a private, no-fault insurance policy offered by your employer. The second is a personal injury claim against a third party who is not employed by the same business as you.
Let Us Help Prepare Your Accident Claim or Lawsuit
If you’re covered by workers’ compensation insurance, a lawyer can help explain these benefits. But they aren’t always available, and may not be able to fully recover financially through workers’ comp alone. That’s why it’s important to work with a lawyer who can determine whether you have a valid personal injury claim and how to recover the maximum possible amount of compensation.
Your claim may never go before a jury, but at Kemmy Law Firm, we believe in being over-prepared and are always ready to stand up for our clients in court. As a family or trial-tested attorneys, we know what it takes to get what’s right and have the experience and record of success to prove it.
Initial consultations are free, where we’ll review what happened and what you can expect. There’s also no risk because we are only paid when you recover compensation.
If you’ve been seriously injured in a heavy machinery accident, call us today at (830) 264-6297 or contact us online.
