Shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday October 6 a welder in Collin County TX suffered injuries caused by an explosion from an acetylene gas tank. The victim was taken by air to Parkland Memorial Hospitals burn unit in Dallas TX. the victims name and condition have yet to be released.
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On-the-job injuries can occur in a wide variety of ways and explosions lie on the more devastating end of the spectrum as far as the severity of on-the-job injuries. It would appear that this particular worker sustained severe injuries especially considering that the worker was taken to the burn unit of an area hospital. The worker may likely be in need of compensation in order to help with the medical expenses now incurred as a result of this accident. Since the details to this particular story are currently scant presupposing what occurred prior to a full investigation can prove to be a worthless endeavor. However an experienced investigative team will likely be sure to look and see if the welders employer could have held any liability in this case such as not providing adequate help for this worker or not ensuring that proper safety measures are both known and utilized. If this is the case and theres no way to tell if it is or not without a proper investigation then the employee may be able to bring a personal injury claim against his employer to seek compensation for any sustained injuries.
However since this accident occurred in Texas the employer will then have to deal with the issue of whether or not the employer is covered by workers compensation insurance. If the employer is covered by workers comp a personal injury claim cannot be brought against the employer and the employee must seek compensation through the workers compensation insurance agency. However if the employer is not covered by workers compensation insurance then the employee can bring a personal injury claim against their employer. In either instance its likely in the best interests of the injured worker to speak with their familys legal counsel in order to have a full understanding of what their possible legal options are for recouping costs associated with the injury sustained.
– Texas personal injury attorney Michael Grossman
Around 1:15 a.m. on Thursday October 7 a Dallas police office was struck by a suspected drunken driver at the intersection of Beltline Road and Monfort Drive in North Dallas. The police officers car then crashed into two more cars also at the intersection. The police officer was consequently rushed to the hospital. Investigators say that Melinda Barbara Rodriguez the 29-year-old driver of the car that crashed into the officers vehicle was not able to pass a field sobriety test and was consequently arrested. According to police reports Rodriguez failed to stop at a red light on Beltline Road which then caused the collision with the police officers car as he was heading south on Montfort Drive. Rodriguez is currently in jail. The other drivers involved in the accident were not injured and the police office is expected to recover.
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From the news report of this accident it would appear that the police office is going to recover from his sustained injury. Unfortunately many victims of a drunk driving accident are seldom as lucky if luck can even be used as a term when talking about drunk driving cases. As you can well imagine drunk drivers have the possibility of causing immense amounts of damage with their negligence and as such they should be held responsible for any injuries they might have caused.
Furthermore Texas has laws that can be used to hold alcohol-serving establishments additionally liable for drunk driving accidents that their patrons may have caused. Known as dram shop law these laws have been put into place so that the responsibility for public safety is shared by any establishment that chooses to serve alcohol to their patrons. If these bars or restaurants knowingly allow an intoxicated driver to leave their premises or continue to serve alcohol to a patron that causes that person to exceed the legal blood alcohol content level of .08% then that alcohol-serving establishment can be held liable for whatever misfortune the patron may cause after leaving their establishment.
Proving such a chain of events can sometimes be challenging but its important to do so in order that all liable parties are held accountable both so that the injured victim can receive compensation for their injuries and so that future incidents have a much less likely possibility of happening. This can often only be done properly by an experienced attorney so its recommended that a victim such as the police officer in the news article above contact his lawyer in order to seek all liable parties for his accident so that justice can prevail.
– Texas Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
A Mansfield Texas worker suffered an electrical shock at an industrial building in southwest Mansfield where he was working on the morning of Thursday October 7. The unidentified man was rescued from the rooftop of the industrial building and then flown to a Fort Worth hospital to be treated for his sustained injury at 11 a.m. The cause of the electrical shock incident has yet to be determined.
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In accidents such at the one above a full investigation must be made into the accident site to ensure that all liable parties are brought to justice. While it appears that the workers injury is not life-threatening it would also appear that this worker has accrued medical bills and a personal injury claim against a negligent party or parties could help him recover the costs associated with those medical bills. Furthermore employers can be held liable for unsafe working environments that may lead to certain accidents such as what could have occurred in this particular situation. In that event the injured worker could also bring a personal injury claim against his employer.
However even then it can sometimes prove challenging to seek compensation against an employer based on a couple of factors: whether the employer is covered by workers compensation insurance and whether the employee is defined as a contractor or an employee. In the first instance in Texas employers covered by workers compensation are immune to personal injury claims meaning that they cannot be sued for compensation by the injured worker. The worker would then have to seek compensation through the employers workers compensation insurance company. However some employers may lie about their coverage knowing that they could escape liability for an accident by simply claiming to have workers compensation coverage when in fact they do not. Quite often only the help of a legal professional will be able to ascertain whether or not an employer is telling the truth about their coverage.
Additionally an employer may claim that an injured worker was not an actual employee but a contractor. If the worker can be made out to be a contractor then he or she would be wholly responsible for their safety while on the job thus causing the employer to have little to no liability in the accident case. However if the worker can be proven to be an employee then the employer will share a portion if not all of the liability for the accident.
Personal injury accidents that occur while on the job can sometimes seem simple at the outset but often involve many more technical matters as further information from the accident is made known. In any accident case its recommended that the victim or the victims family contacts their family lawyer so that they can receive proper legal help towards getting them the compensation for their sustained injury that they likely deserve.
– Texas Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
Lisa Rojero an Odessa TX woman is still in thehospital recovering from a hit and run accident that occurred last week inOdessa. Rojero was standing on the sideof Lancaster Drive talking to her boyfriend when the incident happened. According to reports from Rojero and herboyfriend the driver of a pickup truck turned onto Lancaster Street pulledinto the wrong lane where Rojero was standing and then turned off the vehicle’slights. The driver then allegedlyaccelerated quickly and struck Rojero before fleeing the scene. Police are currently investigating theincident as an assault case. Rojerosuffered a broken pelvis broken leg and cracked skull. She was taken to Medical Center Hospital andis still recovering but thankfully she is expected to make a fullrecovery. Police are still trying tolocate and identify the driver.
On Saturday October 2 a man was critically injured inan accident in Dallas TX. The accidentoccurred at the intersection between Lamar Street and Young Street atapproximately 11:45 a.m. According tolocal news reports a Dallas taxi cab allegedly broadsided an SUV in theintersection. The SUV slid into a manwho was filling his stranded car with gas on the side of the road. The drivers of the SUV and the taxi sufferedmoderate injuries but the man struck by the SUV suffered critical head traumaand was rushed to a local hospital. Neither his name nor his current condition were immediatelyavailable. The accident remains underinvestigation. No charges have yet beenfiled.
On Thursday September 30 Tony Crowsey was injured afterbeing hit by an allegedly drunk driver in Arlington TX. Crowsey was a 14-year police officer. According to local news stories Crowsey wasturning left onto a Texas 360 service road from Pioneer Parkway. Crowsey had a green arrow to turn but hisvehicle was hit in the intersection by a westbound car at approximately 5:00a.m. Crowsey suffered a leg injury andwas treated at Medical Center of Arlington. The driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with driving whileintoxicated. The accident remains underinvestigation.
On Monday September 27 Sharon Slayden was seriouslyinjured after being hit by a pickup truck near El Paso TX. Slayden was riding a horse across the statewith her husband Bob to raise funding for the American Cancer Society. According to local news reports Sharon andher husband had stopped to render aid to a motorist stranded on the side of theroad when Sharon was allegedly struck by a pickup truck travelling at a highrate of speed. She was seriously injuredand taken to a nearby hospital for surgery to multiple injuries. She is currently in serious but stablecondition. The accident remains underinvestigation. Police have not yetreleased any word on charges filed against the driver.
On Thursday September 30 28-year-old LaurenHuddleston was critically injured after she was hit by a bicyclist whilejogging in Dallas TX. The accidentoccurred at approximately 7:00 p.m. on a jogging trail on Routh Street. According to local news reports whileHuddleston was attempting to turn left a bicyclist approaching from behindattempted to pass her and the two collided. Huddleston was rushed to Baylor University Medical Center with criticalinjuries. The bicyclist was alsoinjured though the injuries were not life-threatening. Police are still investigating the accident.
On Monday September 27 one person was hurt in atwo-vehicle accident in Cleburne TX. The accident happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Texas 174. According to early news reports the driverof a Chevrolet Trailblazer was attempting to turn left onto Century PlazaDrive. Allegedly the driver failed toyield to an oncoming Chevrolet pickup truck causing the pickup to T-bone theTrailblazer. The driver of the pickuptruck was injured and taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital. Thankfully the driver’s injuries were notlife-threatening. Neither the driver’sname or current condition were immediately available. The accident remains under investigation. No charges have yet been filed.
On Wednesday September 29 two people were injured ina traffic accident in Lodi TX. Thecrash occurred on Highway 248 at roughly 5:30 p.m. Local news stories about the crash state thata UPS truck and a big rig truck collided head-on on the highway injuring bothdrivers. The victims were taken to anearby hospital by helicopter but neither their conditions nor their nameswere immediately released. Few detailsabout the accident are currently known as police are still trying to figureout how the crash occurred.
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