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Heavy Machinery Accidents and Law

November 27, 2017/in /by damg20

There are some occupations in which employees have to deal with heavy equipment, vehicles, and machines in order to perform the job. The constant exposure with such heavy machinery puts the life of employees at higher risk of getting injured. In some cases, these heavy machinery accidents lead to fatal consequences such as death. An employee can rejoin the company after being recovered from the heavy machine accidental injury. The victim may have to suffer from the long-term disability, injury, loss of any body part or loss of life. These significant injuries at the workplace diminish the efficiency of work by an employee and alter his abilities drastically.

 

Heavy Equipment Accident In San Bernardino:

Employees in San Bernardino can seek justice in case of injuries and disabilities they suffer from an unpleasant heavy machinery accident. The heavy equipment incident is commonly seen due to:

  • Machine entanglement
  • Vehicle collisions
  • Falling objects
  • Blind spot accidents
  • Collision with machinery

 

There are several reasons for such kind of accidents. These include inadequate qualification or training. Specific education is required for the working of some heavy equipment. Besides this, the license is mandatory to run a heavy machinery such as a large vehicle. It ensures that the employee knows well all the tactics to deal with the machine. The risk of an accident increases dramatically when the staff is inexperienced, poorly trained or unqualified. However, it is necessary to mention that all the heavy machinery injuries and accidents are not merely due to inexperience, but it may be due to carelessness or negligence too. Extremely old machines whose maintenance are not ensured for a long time are prone to risk the life of employees. Employers need to ensure the safety of employees by regulating the safety measures at the workplace.

 

Possible Injuries Due to Heavy Machine Accident:

The nature of the injury is dependent on the severity of the accident and the type of heavy equipment. A person may experience plenty of significant catastrophic injuries such as:

  • Traumatic brain injuries
  • Degloving
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Repetitive motion injuries
  • Bone fracture
  • Limb amputation

 

Special medical care and attention are required to deal with such accidental consequences. As the victim is suffering from these harmful and painful injuries, hence he has to take rest and stay away from the work. His working ability diminishes to a great extent. In case of debilitating injuries, the injured worker is entirely unable to work. The catastrophic injury that causes disability lets the employee demand more compensation.

 

Heavy Machinery Accidents and Law:

Law protects the labor rights and provides security to him. The lawsuit covers medical benefits, death benefits, and burial benefits which cover all the cost of these respective activities. Worker’s compensation can be claimed for the disfigurement, mental anguish, medical costs, physical pain, loss of earning capacity and physical pain. If any of your family member loss the life as a result of heavy equipment accident then you have the right to claim compensation and justice for it. Contact a  competent heavy machinery accidents attorneys Chinno Hills to seek guidance and aid in filing for compensation.

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2021-06-08
I first retained the services of Jeffrey Estes about 20 years ago. I have referred friends and coworkers to him. They've all been very happy with the outcome due to the great service and the tremendous financial compensation. I highly recommend Jeffery Estes & Associates for your personal injury attorney. Do not settle with insurance companies without Jeffery and his team's representation.
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Ana Hribernik
2020-09-15
Jeff made all of the difference on my families case. I can't thank him and his whole team enough for their kindness, hard work and determination to get my case resolved!
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Whitney Mason
2020-09-04
Jeff was a godsend. Truly thankful for his good work on my case. The whole team there at the office is phenomenal. I couldn't have expected a better result. I can't recommend this firm enough.
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Alberto Malave
2020-08-20
I had an outstanding experience with Mr. Estes and his whole team. Very professional firm! Compassionate, honest and very reliable. He took great care to thoroughly explain the entire process from start to finish. Highly recommend!!
Stephen Kluthe
Stephen Kluthe
2019-04-22
Had an excellent experience with Jeff. He helped me through a personal injury case that I had where I was injured in a car accident. He did an excellent job preparing me for the trial and representing me. His professionalism is top notch and he's genuinely nice and easy to connect with. He was able to win the case for me and got a judgment much higher than I had even imagined which has been absolutely life changing. I would recommend him to everyone looking for services he provides.
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Wayne Mealhouse
2019-03-28
Holly Hauske
Holly Hauske
2018-02-07
I'm very pleased with my representation of Attorney Estes! He represented me in a profession manner, and was able to litigate my case out of court. I would totally recommend Attorney Estes should an accident be involved, especially caused by another person and they have done your bodily harm and totaled your vehicle.
Amanda Pentiuk
Amanda Pentiuk
2018-02-07
Mr. Estes is both professional and down to earth. He took the time to explain things to me and was always there when I called. I am forever in debt to him for what he did for me winning my automobile accident lawsuit. The compassion that he showed for me made me feel like I was part of his family and I cannot say enough good things about him both as a human being and an attorney.
Dee Branch
Dee Branch
2017-06-06
Attorney Estes was very helpful and knowledgeable in giving me details about my case. He handled it personally and got me what i felt i deserved. Highly recommend hiring this attorney if you want one that will take your case personally and be with you every step of the way!

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