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Work Place Death
Claims
Work
places can be extremely dangerous. Falling objects,
dangerous machinery, serious falls, electrocutions,
explosions, toxic exposure, drunk drivers, hidden traps, and
several other dangerous conditions can kill workers.
It is estimated that over 6,800 workers per year are killed
in on the job work related accidents. This does not
include undocumented workers and many workers killed by
toxic exposures.
If you have lost a person that you love
from a fatal workplace accident and need a Texas Accidental
Death Lawyer to investigate an
accidental death claim,
please feel free to e-mail Texas Accidental Death Lawyer Jason
Coomer with your name & contact
information or use our online
form for a free case evaluation.
Problems with OSHA Limits Work Place Safety and Protection of Workers
Since the creation of OSHA (Occupational
Safety and Health Administration) in 1970, the number of
work place deaths and serious injuries have decreased.
However, the current administration has put safety on the
back burner and has actually started blaming workers instead
of employers for on the job deaths. They have changed
how work place deaths are tabulated and have allowed work
places all over the United States to become more dangerous.
They also do very limited investigations after a death
compared to the OSHA of the past.
Under the guise of limiting red tape and
regulations, OSHA no longer protects workers and ensures
that work places are safe as they have under past
administrations. As such, it has fallen on work place
accidental death lawyers and the families of those
wrongfully killed, to investigate work place accidents and
employer negligence that have killed employees.
Workers Comp, Responsible Third Party, and
Nonsubscriber Claims
In Texas, some work related deaths fall under
Texas workers compensation laws. In
such instances, workers comp benefits are given to the
dependants of the decedent and then the family of the
decedent is prevented from filing a law suit against the
employer. However, in these instances it is always a
good idea to look for potential responsible third parties including
making sure that the employer is actually the one paying the
person's pay check and controlling the work place. In
many situations an independent contractor, subcontractor, or other
responsible third party may be responsible for the death of a
worker. In these situations a law suit can be filed
against the responsible third party to obtain money
compensation from the responsible third party. If the
employer does not have worker compensation insurance, the
family of the worker can file suit directly against the
employer for an accidental death of a loved one. These claims are called non-subscriber
claims.
The loss of a loved one that is a main
contributor of financial support to your family can be
devastating. This loss can cause a ripple affect of other
damages that can result in the loss of a home, loss of
vehicles, loss of ability to go to college, and other
serious financial problems.
As such, it can be important to
thoroughly investigate the death of any loved one and
understand all potential sources of compensation that can be obtained
through the legal system and insurance. Under Texas
law there are two types of death actions, there is the
wrongful death claim that is available to the spouse,
parents, and children of a person that has been wrongfully
killed by the negligent actions of another. There is also a
survival action that passes through the decedent's
estate. In addition to these causes of action under
Texas law, there are also life insurance, accidental death
insurance, and other forms of insurance that should be
investigated.
Losing
any loved one is difficult. This is especially true if the
loved one is killed by the carelessness, conscious
disregard, or negligence of a careless employer or employee. As a Texas
Accidental Death Lawyer, Jason Coomer helps people that have lost family
members and loved ones through on the job accidents, car
crashes, truck collisions, accidental shootings, drunk drivers, dangerous
conditions, explosions, fires, failure to follow safety procedures, motorcycle
wrecks, falls, toxic exposures,
automobile accidents, falling objects, negligent use of
heavy equipment, and other claims resulting in
accidental death. Jason Coomer represents the families of
people that have been fatally injured at work and asserts the
families' rights after an accident,
performing a full investigation of how the employee was
killed and if there is a viable wrongful death claim as well
as to
determine what happened and how to prevent any other
accidental deaths from occurring in the same way.
If you think you may have an wrongful
death claim and need a Texas Lawyer to investigate an
accidental death claim,
please feel free to e-mail Texas Accidental Death Lawyer Jason
Coomer with your name & contact
information, the name of the person that was killed, the
date the person was killed, how the person was killed, and
who you think was responsible for the wrongful death.
Jason Coomer works with all parties to make sure
that additional accidental deaths do not occur in the same
manner. Through his efforts, policies and safety regulations
throughout North America have been changed to make work
places safer. He has also worked hard to obtain compensation for those
left behind including reimbursement for medical bills,
funeral costs, lost future earnings, pain & suffering, and
other damages suffered.
Whether a person is accidentally killed by a
hazardous defect or the carelessness of another, individuals
often need assistance in dealing with and seeking just
compensation from insurance companies and large
corporations. Corporations that carelessly kill a person
will all too often spend a lot of money fighting the claim
instead of compensating the family for the loss and fixing
the problem.
Unfortunately, insurance companies are often the same way.
Having an experienced wrongful death attorney on your side
can force large corporations and insurance companies to do
the right thing and value life and safety above profits.
In handling accidental death claims, Jason Coomer has been fortunate
enough to represent and help some really good people that
had lost loved ones to terrible accidents. He has been honored
and a privileged to work through the justice system to help
improve safety and hold people responsible when they value
money over the lives and safety of Texans. He has
worked and works with Austin accidental death lawyers, Houston
accidental death lawyers, Dallas accidental death lawyers,
San Antonio accidental death lawyers, and other Texas
accidental death lawyers.
If you have lost a loved one and that
loved one was killed through the negligence of a drunk
driver, careless driver, negligent corporation,
irresponsible land owner, out of control teenager with
negligent parents, or other wrongful actor, Jason Coomer is available
to review and investigate your potential wrongful death
claim.
Please feel free to e-mail Texas Wrongful Death Lawyer Jason
Coomer with your name & contact
information, the name of the person that was killed, the
date the person was killed, how the person was killed, and
who you think was responsible for the wrongful death.
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