More Oilfield Workers Pursue Personal Injury Claims

CANTON, Texas. We often hear about commercial truck accidents and their impact on victims and families. The commercial trucking industry is highly regulated. Truck drivers are required to abide by hours of service laws, keep their trucks properly maintained, and pass medical tests. However, oilfield truck drivers may not be subject to these same regulations. As more families are impacted by truck accidents on the oilfield, more victims and loved ones are seeking compensation and justice from these companies.

Oilfield workers may be entitled to file workers compensation claims when they are injured on the job. However, when victims die, families may not always be aware of their rights. In some cases workers might be covered by worker’s compensation and in other cases workers may be entitled to seek damages through a lawsuit. According to U.S. News & World Report, many families fight back after a loved one is hurt because they want to change industry standards and make them safer for workers and their families. U.S. News & World Report indicates that 40% of workplace injuries may involve truck accidents. Unlike commercial truck drivers, oilfield truck drivers are not always required to abide by federal hours of service laws. Trucks on the oilfield may not always be required to meet the same stringent requirements that commercial trucks are required to meet.

Oilfield work is known to be very dangerous. However, there are certainly steps oilfield companies can take to keep the workplace safer. One way is to ensure that fatigued drivers are not getting behind the wheel of trucks. Another way is to make sure that equipment, including trucks, are in proper working order. According to EHS Today, another major risk oilfield workers face are burn hazards. When oilfield companies fail to provide workers with proper protective clothing to prevent burns, families can often fight back through a lawsuit. Workers should also be properly trained to handle the hazards the oilfield presents. Fire safety, truck safety, and reminders about the risks of fatigue, distracted driving and drunk driving should be in place. Companies should also have no tolerance policies for drug use and distracted driving.

If you have lost a loved one or if a loved one was injured in an oilfield burn injury, brain injury, or truck accident, you may have important rights under the law. The Cooper Law Firm is an oilfield truck accident attorney in Canton, Texas that assists families who have been hurt due to a company’s negligent actions. Whether your loved one worked for the oil company or was injured by an oilfield truck driver, you may have rights under the law. In the former case, you may be entitled to make a claim under worker’s compensation. In other cases, you may be entitled to seek damages through a lawsuit. If you have questions about your loved one’s oilfield truck accident, contact the Cooper Law Firm today to learn more.

Cooper Law Firm
501 N Third St,
Longview, TX 75601
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