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Are you facing the devastating aftermath of an oilfield injury?
When dangerous working conditions lead to life-altering accidents, having an experienced oilfield accident lawyer in Dallas can make all the difference in your recovery journey. Our dedicated legal team understands the unique challenges that injured energy workers face and has successfully helped countless victims secure the compensation they deserve.
The oilfield industry powers our economy, but at what cost to worker safety? Every day, hardworking individuals risk their lives across Dallas’s expansive energy landscape—from the building of offshore oil platforms and drilling equipment to refining of petrochemical products to the transportation chemicals and gasses.
The energy sector in Dallas presents unique hazards that frequently result in severe injuries. Moreover, when safety regulations take a backseat to production quotas, workers are usually injured.
Dallas’s diverse energy landscape creates a perfect storm of potential dangers. Additionally, the combination of high-pressure equipment, volatile substances, and demanding work schedules significantly increases accident risks.
- Offshore platform operations with inadequate training
- High-pressure drilling operations
- Hazardous chemical handling in refinery operations
- Slips, trips, and falls with inadequate fall protections
- Heavy Machinery and equipment accidents
- Transportation and vehicle-related incidents
- Exposure to harmful substances and chemicals
- Burns, both heat and chemical
- Electrocutions
- Lack or failure to provide or require certain PPE (personal protective equipment)
- Defective equipment or faulty installations of equipment
An oilfield accident attorney in Dallas can identify these industry-specific violations that often go unnoticed by general practice lawyers. Furthermore, this knowledge becomes crucial when establishing liability in complex cases.
When choosing an attorney, it is important to choose one with knowledge and experience. Perkins & Perkins has a proven track record of representing plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury cases. Our abilities are demonstrated by an $18,111,232.00 verdict we secured in 2022, which was recognized as the largest construction injury verdict in Texas, that year.
Perkins & Perkins offers free consultations and operates on a contingency fee basis for injury cases. This means that you pay nothing unless we recover damages for you. With our proven knowledge and experience, we stand ready to help you. Contact us today for a consultation to discuss your options and take the first step in reclaiming your life.
Life-Altering Injuries Common to Oilfield Accidents
The consequences of oilfield accidents extend far beyond immediate physical trauma. In fact, victims often face long-term disabilities that permanently alter their career prospects and quality of life.
Catastrophic injuries commonly seen in oilfield incidents include:
- Severe burns from hot equipment, fires, or chemical explosions
- Traumatic brain injuries from falling equipment, blowouts, and other head related trauma
- Spinal cord damage leading to partial or complete paralysis
- Respiratory damage from toxic chemical exposure
- Crush injuries or amputations from equipment malfunctions
Beyond physical injuries, many victims experience devastating psychological impacts including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
Your Legal Rights After an Oilfield Injury
Knowing exactly what to do immediately following an oil rig accident can significantly impact your recovery options. Therefore, taking prompt, strategic action is essential for protecting both your health and legal rights.
Essential First Actions to Take
Preserving evidence and documenting injuries should be you main concern after an oil and gas industry related injury occurs.
Take these crucial steps after any Dallas oilfield incident:
- Seek immediate medical attention, even for seemingly minor injuries
- Report the incident to supervisors in writing, keeping a personal copy
- Document the accident scene with photos if safely possible
- Collect contact information from witnesses
- Never sign any company documents or giving recorded statements without legal counsel
Be vigilant for common tactics used by employers and insurance companies, such as pressuring injured workers to return to duty prematurely, accepting quick settlements that drastically undervalue claims, and signing documents that may jeopardize your legal right.
Don’t accept anything, call us first. We want to make sure you are getting the maximum compensation possible.
Understanding Your Full Compensation Options Beyond Workers' Compensation
While workers’ compensation provides basic benefits, it rarely covers the full extent of damages from serious oilfield accidents. Nevertheless, additional legal options often exist that can significantly increase your recovery.
For oilfield workers, multiple compensation paths may be available:
- Workers’ compensation benefits for immediate medical expenses and partial wage replacement
- Third-party liability claims against equipment manufacturers, contractors, or property owners
- Maritime law protections for offshore accidents, including Jones Act and Longshore claims
- Wrongful death and survivor claims for families who have lost loved ones in fatal incidents
An oilfield accident lawyer understands how to navigate these complex and overlapping laws.
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Our Proven Investigation Process for Oilfield Cases
Establishing liability in oilfield cases requires the right knowledge and investigative techniques. In addition, preserving critical evidence before it disappears or gets altered is essential for building a compelling case.
Evidence Gathering Techniques That Establish Liability
Our investigation typically includes:
- Deploying rapid response teams to document accident scenes before evidence disappears
- Analyzing compliance history with federal and state safety regulations
- Consulting with industry experts to identify equipment failures or improper procedures
- Consulting with regulatory agencies and law enforcement
- Obtaining and reviewing internal safety documents, maintenance logs, inspections records, and training records
- Analysis of employee qualification files
- Review of company safety records and maintenance documentation
- Interviews and depositions of key witnesses, including administrators and safety personal
- Consultation with medical experts to document the severity of injuries both now and in the future
- Site inspections
- Retaining accident reconstruction specialists and other experts
Building Irrefutable Causation Through Industry-Specific Knowledge
Connecting safety violations to specific incidents and resulting injuries requires a deep understanding of both oilfield operations and medical causation. Furthermore, presenting this connection clearly to insurance adjusters and juries demands expertise.
Our team works effectively to demonstrate how:
- Specific safety shortcuts directly caused particular injuries
- Industry standards were disregarded in pursuit of production quotas
- Proper safety protocols would have prevented the accident
- The full extent of injuries relates directly to workplace conditions
By creating clear timelines and visual evidence of negligence progression, we help judges and juries understand complex technical factors that contributed to the accident.
Choosing the right legal representation can dramatically impact your recovery outcome. Consequently, selecting attorneys with specific experience in oilfield litigation is important.
Our legal team’s combined 75+ years of legal experience has created unmatched institutional knowledge about Dallas’s legal environment. Further, over the past decade, our firm has secured tens of millions through verdicts and settlements for injury victims. As a result of our attorneys’ victories, our law firm has earned recognition from prestigious organizations such as:
When facing the life-altering consequences of an oilfield injury in Dallas, proper legal representation isn’t just helpful—it’s a must.
Our team stands ready to help you navigate this challenging time with compassion and expertise. We fight tirelessly to secure the full compensation you deserve while you focus on what matters most—your recovery and family.
Don’t let valuable time pass and important evidence disappear. Contact our Dallas oilfield accident lawyers today for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your case and understand your options.
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Common Oilfield Injury Questions
1. My employer does not have workman’s compensation and says my injuries were my fault. What can I do?
You can sue them for the full amount anyways. If an employer does not provide workers’ compensation, they are referred to a non-subscriber. With that in mind, our trial attorneys at Perkins & Perkins have successfully sued non-subscribers, because by law, non-subscribers are precluded from making the following defenses:
- Assumption of Risk: Non-subscribers cannot claim that the employee knew about and accepted the risks inherent in the job.
- Comparative Negligence: Non-subscribers cannot argue that the employee’s own negligence contributed to their injury.
- Fellow Servant Rule: Non-subscribers cannot argue that the injury was caused by a co-worker’s negligence.
2. Do we need experts to prove up my case?
Experts are often needed, because they can help clarify critical aspects of the case, such as industry standards, safety practices, and technical details of equipment and procedures in a way that is understandable for the judge and jury. At our law firm, we frequently employ experts to help present our client’s oil and gas cases. If you think you might need help with your oilfield case, call us for a free consultation.
3. How important is it to have witnesses for my case?
4. What if I did not learn about my injuries until later?
In Texas, the discovery rule can extend the statute of limitations when the injury or harm was not immediately apparent. Under this rule, the statute of limitations starts to run when the injured party discovers, or reasonably should have discovered, the injury and its connection to the negligent act. Therefore, if you have additional questions about the statute of limitations and whether the discovery rule might apply to your case, call the Perkins & Perkins law firm today.