Construction Accident Attorneys Dallas

If you have been injured in a construction trench accident, or if someone in your family has died in a trench collapse accident, our Texas fatal construction accident attorneys with our Law Firm can help you seek justice and fair compensation.

Improper construction of trenches has historically resulted in many construction-related injuries and fatalities due to trench collapses. Such incidents occurred during trench construction.

For decades we have helped injured victims and family members file negligence liability and wrongful death suits after trench collapse accidents. We are dedicated to helping you bring to justice those responsible for your loved one’s death.

According to Texas Law, a trench collapse encompasses any “hole in the ground.” Sometimes they can only be a few feet deep. But most trench collapses arise in “holes” that can be very far down: sometimes as much as several hundred feet, though most are 50 feet or less. The terror one experiences being at the bottom of a deep hole that has suddenly caved on top of a worker is truly one of the most terrifying and emotionally scarring of life experiences.

Slowly suffocating to death at the bottom of many cubic yards of sand or soil, or being fortunate to hold-on and survive such an accident, all-the-while wondering if your next breath will be your last, is so nerve-racking that many of us have a hard time comprehending such terror. Add to that the likelihood of major internal injuries, gruesome compound fractures or head trauma and it’s small wonder why construction workers who accept such risks daily are not only a hearty breed but all-too-deserving of the compensation that their employer and his insurance company might wish to withhold.

Having an experienced and shrewd attorney in your corner increases the odds of winning that fair compensation significantly. Not having one makes you a victim a second time.

An experienced Texas workplace accident lawyer with our Law Firm helps you deal with your challenging (and contentious) work-injury case. We have every bit of the necessary expertise to help injured workers (and grieving families) just like you, win the fair compensation they deserve for their medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, disability, and wrongful death.

Put our experience to work for you, today! If you want to know what your rights are, either as a surviving trench accident victim or as the surviving family members of one, how to proceed with your claim and how much compensation you can reasonably expect to secure, we can answer every one of your questions and share the likely strategy to produce the rightful compensation you have a right to claim. Call our Law Firm now at 1(800) 862-1260 (toll-free) for a free consultation and find out how we can help you.

Don’t let those who negligently caused your work accident injury to victimize you and your family even further.

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What Is Workers’ Compensation?

Workers’ injury compensation is mandatory insurance that provides payment for medical care to employees who are injured at work or who develop an illness related to their work. Workers’ compensation covers both obvious physical injuries, such as a fall from a ladder, as well as injuries incurred over a long period of time, such as repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome and back problems. It also may cover lost wages as a result of a disability.

An employee can receive workers’ compensation benefits REGARDLESS of who is at fault (the employer, the employee, a coworker, a customer, etc.). In exchange for using this benefit, the injured employee gives up the right to sue his or her employer for negligence. Each state in the U.S. has its own laws and program specifics dealing with workers’ compensation. Many states also have a statute of limitations on workers’ compensation, which is a time limit within which the employee may file a claim for benefits.

History of Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation laws were enacted in the U.S. to reduce the need for negligence lawsuits and to decrease the need for workers to prove in a court of law that their injuries were the fault of their employer. In 1902, Maryland was the first state to enact such laws. The first federal law was enacted not long after that, in 1906. By 1949, all states had some sort of work injury compensation program in place.

Who Pays for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

In most states, employers must purchase workers’ compensation benefits for all their employees. Benefits are generally purchased from private insurance companies, although a few states have a state fund that covers work injury compensation payments.

Payments to injured employees are often a fixed amount based upon the type of injury, using a formula developed by the state. Payments may be made weekly (in place of wages), as a lump sum as compensation for past and future wages lost, as reimbursement or prepayment of medical expenses, or as benefits paid to dependents, if the employee is killed during employment. Unlike in personal injury lawsuits, workers’ compensation programs generally do NOT provide compensation for pain and suffering.

Injuries Not Covered by Work Injury Compensation

Most injuries that arise out of employment or that occur within the scope of employment are covered by workers’ compensation benefits. These discrepancies differ from from state to state.

An injury is usually NOT covered under workers’ compensation if it occurs as a result of:

• The employee is intoxicated and/or using illegal drugs.
• Self-inflicted injuries, including those caused by an employee who starts a fight.
• The employee committed a crime that resulted in injury.
• The employee violating company policy.

Workers Not Covered by Workers’ Compensation

Workers not covered by workers’ compensation programs also vary significantly from state to state. Some common exclusions include:

• A company in which the owner is the sole proprietor and only employee
• A company with only a few employees (less than 3 or 4)
• Independent contractors
• domestic employees in private homes
• Farmworkers
• Professional athletes
• Railroad employees
• Volunteer (unpaid) workers

Note that part-time and temporary employees ARE usually covered. In addition, federal employees are exempted from state workers’ compensation programs but receive benefits through the federal program. Finally, there are special rules that generally apply to law enforcement employees and firefighters.

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General information about caravan accidents that may occur during your vacation

Caravan Accidents

It is not so unlikely that you get involved in a vehicle accident while you are going on a vacation trip, as some interstates and highways get extremely busy, especially during the summer months. Auto crashes can occur on every corner as a result of speeding, internal mechanical or engine damage of cars, trucks and recreational vehicles or even simply because someone on the road got too nervous or too absent minded and lost control over the steering wheel.

What to do in case of an accident during your vacation?
If you accidentally get involved in such a misfortunate event and injure yourself through no fault of your own you must immediately find an attorney to defend your rights during the investigation and help you settle for a fair amount of compensation. No matter how skeptical you are towards requesting a legal advisor’s assistance, you may be surprised to find his advice very beneficial for the future improvement of your finances. A little initial investment on legal aid can eventually win you an amount high enough to cover not only your medical expenses and lost wages but also sufficient to secure your future for the next few years. An expert RV accident injury lawyer is what you need from the very beginning in order to get the amount you consider fair to make up for your pain and suffering during the vehicle accident recovery process.

How do RV accidents happen?

It is an interesting fact that state laws do not require special driving permits for the recreational vehicles like caravans and campers, despite they cannot maneuver so easy as other vehicles. The result is that the more inexperienced drivers that are not used to the size of that vehicle end up in accidents. Motor homes and campers driven by people unqualified to drive over-sized vehicles are more likely to end up in an accident situation than those operated by senior drivers experienced in maneuvering and keeping good balance on the road with recreational vehicles.

The hazards for a trip over of oversized-vehicles also depend on the type of RVs. Most of the accidents appear because of poorly balanced load or overloading, insufficient driver’s experience, runaway trailers, rollover caused by higher center of gravity, poorly calculated turns and driver fails to notice a vehicle in the RVs’ large blind spot.

US official statistic data provided by The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration points that over 85,000 people annually get involved in Recreational Vehicle accidents and, unfortunately, for more than a thousand of the events turns out to be fatal. If you want to know how much is your case worth when involved in a crash due to the negligence of another you then need to consult a RV injury lawyer. There are plenty of personal injury expert attorneys but only a few of them had specialized in motor home and caravan accident cases.To obtain the best financial compensation for your pain and suffering you need to know who are the most reputed names in your area. Someone who has the skill and expertise to help you will become your best friend during the investigation and the medical recovery process.

Call our office today for a free initial consultation.

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