On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Jul 8, 2020 | Workplace Accidents
No job is completely safe from hazards or accidents, especially if management does not take safety seriously. In fact, about seven million workers suffer injuries on the job each year. Some are fatal, and some lead to lifelong disabilities. Texas jobs such as...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Jun 10, 2020 | Workplace Accidents
Every seven seconds, a factory worker gets injured. This alarming statistic confirms that there is an evident need for stricter safety regulations in workplaces. Because of the increased risk of injury in factories due to abundant industrial equipment and heightened...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | May 21, 2020 | Workplace Accidents
The more massive a construction project, the more danger workers may face. Construction workers in Texas and across the country rely on the care and attention taken in the early stages of a project’s development to ensure the work is as safe as possible. Workplace...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | May 4, 2020 | Catastrophic Injuries, Workplace Accidents
Amputations are devasting and can cause a traumatic change in an individual’s life. While there are different causes for potential amputations, many workers are at risk for this type of injury. What is an amputation injury? Amputation occurs when there is a loss of a...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Apr 9, 2020 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Workplace Accidents
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a hidden risk in a variety of Texas workplaces. Employees can be exposed to high, and harmful, levels in places such as warehouses, boiler rooms, petroleum refineries and blast furnaces. Carbon monoxide poisoning can affect everyone from a...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Mar 30, 2020 | Workplace Accidents
Many workplace accidents are the result of an employee mistake or uncontrollable situations such as heavy traffic or inclement weather. However, there are also many workplace accidents that don’t need to occur but happen anyway because of negligence on the part...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Jan 14, 2020 | Catastrophic Injuries, Oilfield Accidents, Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death
Ask Texas oil workers and you’ll hear it from them: hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is the bogeyman in drilling. More than just offensive to the nostrils with its rotten-egg odor, hydrogen sulfide is extremely toxic, highly flammable, and very corrosive to metal. Sadly,...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Jan 14, 2020 | Catastrophic Injuries, Oilfield Accidents, Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death
What is it? Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is an extremely toxic gas produced naturally from decaying biomass. Though H2S irritates the throat and eyes, its giveaway quality is its smell: a rank, rotten-egg odor that has earned this gas several nasty nicknames including...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Dec 30, 2019 | Explosions, Workplace Accidents
A recent explosion in a Texas chemical plant has renewed attention to the risks and dangers of working in and living near these industries. Not only is it common for toxic and carcinogenic emissions from these plants to make their way into your water or air, but the...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC. | Dec 7, 2019 | Workplace Accidents
When employees go to work, they generally don’t think that they might not be coming home. Unfortunately, that happens all too often to workers across the country. When a fatal workplace accident happens, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducts...
