Workplace Accident attorney and OSHA safety violation lawyer reviewing industrial burn injury cases for workers and plaintiffs nationwide
Workplace exposure to volatile chemicals, electrical currents, extreme heat and explosive materials place many American workers at an industrial risk, where burn injuries can occur and cause serious and permanent damage. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), more than 16,000 industrial injuries due to thermal burns were reported during 2013.
Hundreds of workers die each year as a result of injuries sustained in an industrial burn injury accidents, fires and workplace explosions. Millions of individual burn incidents occur in work environments each yea, most minor, but others which require hospital visits, and they can be deadly. Many industrial burn injury accidents are the result of the following:
Joe Lyon is an experienced workplace injury attorney and OSHA safety violation lawyer accepting industrial burn injury cases nationwide.
Workers that suffer from severe burns in work-related accidents usually come into contact with hot steam, open flames, open electrical currents, caustic chemicals or other heated industrial materials or machinery. Common types of industrial burn injury include:
If workplace explosions and industrial burn injury accidents are the result of improper safety or ineffective training, an employer may be liable for the injury and damages caused. Occupations and professions at particular risk may include the following:
Employees of chemical plants face a number of workplace hazards on a daily basis, including fire and explosion risks as well as toxic exposure hazards. Volatile chemicals are used in many industries and burn injury cases are relatively common when chemicals are mishandled or employers fail to provide a safe workplace.
Most chemical burn injury accidents and chemical plant explosions are preventable and due to human error, negligent management or careless behavior. Chemical plant explosions and plant fires can be caused by the following:
If a company fails to maintain machines and materials, combustible materials can ignite, and lead to an industrial accident. Chemical plant accidents can cause numerous injuries, including:
Electrical work is among the most dangerous, according to OSHA. Arc flash explosions claim hundreds of lives each year. Studies indicate that up to 80 percent of all electrical injuries are due to external burn injuries created by the intense heat of an electrical arc explosion.
Switching, racking, grounding, inspecting and cleaning energized equipment can all present an arc flash accident or shock hazard. Many electrical injury reports include the following safety violations:
Employers have a responsibility by law to provide a safe work environment. Safety training is a crucial part of bun injury prevention. Hazard communication, and proper signage in workplace is also important. Color codes and warnings can be the difference between a safe and unsafe workplace.
Many industrial injury cases have had a positive impact on public health and safety, and we have witnessed improved lives and future injuries prevented as companies are forced to remove products and change designs and warnings as a result of litigation.
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