The Young Law Firm, PC represents clients in Amarillo, Lubbock, and throughout the Texas Panhandle who have been victimized by pipeline explosions and other accidents occurring in oil fields.
Oil fields are hazardous workplaces, and accidents often result in severe injuries. These injuries may include permanent or long-term disabilities that prevent the victim from returning to work. Serious oil field accidents may even result in wrongful death. Avoiding these tragic accidents requires adequate safeguards and safety measures, including properly maintaining equipment.
A major oil field accident, such as a pipeline explosion, is avoidable under many circumstances. These accidents are often caused by negligence, whether another employee acted negligently in performing his or her duties, an employer failed to follow proper safety regulations, or the employer used defective products causing the explosion. Due to the particularly dangerous nature of oil field work, the injuries commonly resulting from an accident are serious and potentially permanent. Traumatic brain injuries and permanent disabilities are tragic yet not unlikely consequences of a pipeline explosion or related accident.
Even though Texas provides a workers compensation system as the exclusive recourse for on-the-job injuries, there are many cases where third parties are liable to the injured worker. Although workers’ compensation prohibits lawsuits against the employer, injured employees may be able to sue third parties whose negligence or wrongful conduct caused the accident or injury. Examples of third party liability include a property owner who failed to repair or disclose a dangerous condition on the premises, or if the tools and equipment used on the job were poorly designed or defectively manufactured.
Our office represents injured workers and their families in all of the most commonly-occurring types of oil field accidents, including:
- Gushers and Blowouts
- Collapsing Decks
- Explosions
- Gas Leaks
- Falling Objects
Texas has complex and strict pipeline regulations that require the assistance of an attorney with extensive legal knowledge and trial exposure to navigate in this area. At The Young Law Firm, PC, we provide clients with the expertise needed to handle oil field accident and pipeline explosion claims.
Seek Experienced Legal Representation
If you are the victim of a pipeline explosion or other oil field accident and need an experienced attorney to seek compensation for your injuries, contact The Young Law Firm, PC today for a free initial consultation. Mr. Young has the experience necessary to pursue this type of claim and the commitment to client support needed to achieve the best possible results.
