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In Dallas/Richardson/Plano and the surrounding areas, thousands of people work in the construction industry - an industry filled with heavy equipment, big machinery and potentially dangerous workplaces. Gas drilling in North Texas is also a huge business in this area. Because society relies on infrastructure and the economy thrives when people are building large construction projects, the number of people employed in these potentially dangerous fields of are high.
Unfortunately, with so many people employed in the DFW metroplex in the construction and oil and gas industry, more on-the-job accidents are occurring every year. In both construction and working on a drilling rig, you are doing dangerous work and the injuries you can sustain range from potentially serious to life-changing.
Dallas Construction Accidents
Construction accidents happen on a daily basis. Every day, construction workers in Dallas put themselves in harm's way. Some of them are injured. In most cases involving a serious injury, the accidents themselves could have been prevented.
These accidents are the cases that are vital to hire an experienced attorney to help you with your case.
The injuries you can sustain in Dallas construction accidents are typically serious, and can be life-threatening. These hazardous workplaces include many opportunities for injury, including negligence while using heavy equipment, trips and falls, and other equipment malfunctions or negligence-related injuries.
Texas Oil Field Injuries
In a few cases, your co-employees might be the cause of your oil field injury. However, more often, accidents that you sustain on oil field sites are caused by employees of the other trades. These third-party claims are the primary situations where you can make a claim on an oil field injury; otherwise, your accident typically falls under a Worker's Compensation policy.
Investigation of most Dallas oil field injuries reveals that many of these accidents are caused by poor safety management and not following procedures. Coordination in oil fields typically is not up to par to ensure the safety of employees.
These are a few of the common problems that can cause oil field injuries in the DFW area:
The Anderson Law Firm Can Help
The Anderson Law Firm has experience helping people injured on Dallas construction sites, oil fields or other construction and oil-field related injuries. We know all about the barriers that insurance companies and big contractors put up to prevent you from settling your claim, and we have the experience to safely navigate you through this maze of obstacles.
Recovering from a serious injury can be a very long process. We can help you start on that long road back. The first thing you must do on a Dallas construction site injury or oil field injury is conduct a thorough investigation of what happened. Evidence can change quickly, and people can forget what happened in your case, so it's important to sort out these details as soon as possible. The Anderson Law Firm utilizes an in-house investigator to discover all the facts and details around your oil field injury or construction accident.
If your injuries are serious, we can make house visits or visit you in the hospital, because we understand how serious these accidents can be. If you are immobile, we will come to you to get the process started. The Anderson Law Firm works on a contingency basis, so unless your case is resolved successfully, you don't pay a dime. CLICK HERE TO CONTACT US and find out how we can help you get back on your feet after a construction accident or oil field injury.