According to the United States Labor Department, thousands of workers suffer fatal injuries in oilfield accidents annually. Oil rig explosions, slip-and-falls, and other on-site injuries are all too common in the industry. However, even non-fatal accidents can prove...
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Oilfield Accidents and the Law: What Legal Rights Protect Oil and Gas Workers?
Oil and gas extraction is an intrinsic part of Texas’ economy, and working at an oilfield or on an oil rig can be a lucrative career. However, oilfields are a statistically dangerous place to work, in part because employers and others do not always provide workers...
Common oilfield accidents and what causes them
Texas oil country can be dangerous for the workers dedicated to serving the increasing energy demand. Reach out to an San Antonio oilfield injury lawyer. Many incidents can cause disabling injuries to oilfield workers, and those injuries can be catastrophic. Over 100...
What You Need to Know About Workers’ Compensation and Oil Field Injuries
Oil field workers have the potential to make a lot of money while working on an oil rig or in an oilfield in Texas. However, these jobs do not come without their share of risks and injuries, and working on oil rigs or oilfields can present avoidable hazards. The...
The Most Common Accidents on Oil Rigs
Texas is one of the largest oil and gas industry states in the U.S. While careers in this industry can be lucrative, oil rigs and oilfields often endanger the individuals who work there. Between 2008 and 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found...
Guide to Texas Oil Field Accidents
Oil field work is among the most dangerous professions. There are many ways that oil field workers can suffer injuries or even fatal accidents on the job. Not only is the equipment incredibly dangerous, but conditions on the field itself can be hazardous. The industry...
How Many Workers Are Killed on an Oil Rig Every Year?
Just how many workers are killed on an oil rig every year? According to the most recent data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's report, "Fatalities in the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry Data," 69 workers were killed on oil rigs in one...
Wild Ride: The Perils of Oilfield Trucking
The Permian Basin is the busiest oil field in the country. This oil field accounts for roughly 40 percent of the United States’ production. In addition, producers drill large amounts of natural gas in the Permian. There are over seven thousand oil fields in this...
What Is a Jones Act claim?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the maritime transportation industry has a fatality rate that is 4.7 times higher than other jobs. Oil rig workers take on even more risk because of the inherent dangers of drilling. These workers end up seriously injured...
Why Is the Jones Act Important to Oil Workers?
The usual rule in a workplace injury is that you cannot sue your employer in a negligence case because they have provided you with workers’ compensation insurance. While this system does have its benefits because injured employees do not have to prove negligence, and...
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