On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, Ltd. | 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, Ltd. | 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, Ltd. | 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, Ltd. | 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, Ltd. | 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, Ltd. | 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...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, Ltd. | Nov 11, 2019 | Workplace Accidents
When most people go to work, they assume that they will return home at the end of the day. Unfortunately, far too many suffer injuries on the job and some people even lose their lives to workplace accidents. Certain industries present more risk than others, but...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, Ltd. | Sep 30, 2019 | Workplace Accidents
Workers across the nation trust that their employers will do everything possible to keep them safe. Unfortunately, there are times when a company fails to follow proper safety protocol, which can put employees in danger. The Occupational Safety and Health...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, Ltd. | Sep 2, 2019 | Catastrophic Injuries, Oilfield Accidents, Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death
In January of 2018, a surge of gas ignited and caused an oilfield fire that killed five men on a drilling rig near Quinton, Oklahoma. A following lawsuit alleged the deadly blowout was preventable: Red Mountain Energy, the owner and operator of the well, used a...
On behalf of Wyatt Law Firm, Ltd. | Aug 29, 2019 | Catastrophic Injuries, Fracking Accidents, Oilfield Accidents, Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death
You – standing in fire-retardant overalls with steel-toed boots, gloves, eye protection, a hard hat, and a shovel – listen carefully on your first day as the manager explains your job and watch as some seasoned guys demonstrate: is that training? Not by...
