Construction Accidents in Dallas, Texas Involving Heavy Machinery and Other Equipment

Construction Accidents in Dallas, Texas Involving Heavy Machinery and Other Equipment

Dallas construction workers know that physical labor can result in a range of serious bodily injuries if anything went seriously wrong while on the job, but work site accidents involving heavy machinery can result in particularly severe injuries. Heavy equipment is used in almost every labor-intensive industry in the North Texas area. Construction sites use perhaps the widest range of different machines, such as backhoes, cranes, dump trucks, tractors, excavators, scrapers and ariel lifts. Warehouses use fork lift trucks, cherry pickers, and trash and recycling compactors. Oil and gas fields depend on industrial drills and other equipment. In addition, all of these industries are dependent on a variety of 18 wheeler trucks, whether it's flatbed trucks delivering construction material, semi trucks hauling shipments of goods between suppliers, the warehouse and stores, or tanker trucks removing oil and gas from the field.

As Dallas-Fort Worth workplace injury lawyers, we are keenly aware of the fact that whenever physical laborers work in close proximity to tractor trailers and other large pieces of industrial equipment there is unfortunately a huge potential for disastrous accidents to occur. Common workplace accidents caused by machinery malfunction include cuts, lacerations and amputations, crushing injuries, broken bones and even spinal cord injuries ultimately resulting in lifelong disability through paralysis.

If you or someone you love has been injured while at work, it is important that you speak with a Dallas personal injury attorney experienced in handling personal injury and wrongful death claims for construction workers and other physical laborers. We will be able to discuss your case in detail and maybe identify additional sources of compensation which you may be able to make a claim against in order to recover the full compensation you need in the wake of your life-changing injuries.

Even if your employer has worker's compensation, you might still be able to bring a claim against a third party insurance policy. This is very common in construction accidents because there are often numerous companies working alongside each other to get the job done. If the equipment which injured you was being operated by workers hired by a different employer, then you may have a right to make a claim against that company's insurance policy too. The same is true if you were hit by an 18 wheeler being operated by a motor carrier company.

It is also possible to make a claim if you are a contract laborer. If your lawyer is able to prove an employee-employer relationship exists beyond the normal “contract” relationship, then Texas law still grants you the right to make a claim for damages.
If it was malfunctioning equipment that was to blame for your injuries, then your lawyer might explore the possibility of bringing a claim against the manufacturer of the machinery (e.g. Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi, Crane, John Deere, etc.).

To speak with an experienced Dallas, Texas construction and workplace injury attorney today, please call Guajardo & Marks, LLP in Dallas at 972-774-9800.