Missing Safety Guards on Machines: Injury Cases

Accident Injuries from Missing Safety Guards on Machines

Job sites that require industrial machinery must follow safety regulations and requirements of OSHA. Employers or employees who do not follow OSHA standards may have accidents involving machinery including missing safety guards on machines. Missing safety guards may also be the result of a design flaw or machine failure.

Industrial equipment that has missing safety guards may cause work-related injuries or deaths. Common injuries can include fractures or crushed bones, amputations, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, traumatic brain damage, coma, and death. Insurance coverage may be inadequate to compensate an injury victim.

An individual injured in an industrial machinery accident should contact a Los Angeles industrial machinery accident lawyer to determine possible legal actions for monetary compensation for injuries suffered.

Shoop | A Professional Law Corporation represents accident victims of missing safety guards on machines and we are knowledgeable in all areas of the law concerning industrial machinery accidents.

Missing Safety Guards on Machines Injury Compensation

An injured individual may require hospitalization, reconstructive procedures, and long-term rehabilitation. Injuries may cause temporary or permanent disability. Insurance companies typically try to minimize injuries and pay as little as possible to victims of industrial machinery accidents.

If an accident involving missing safety guards on machinery was due to negligence of another there may be further monetary compensation available to the injured individual. Our attorneys have experience in dealing with insurance companies and he successfully pursues maximum monetary compensation for injured clients.

A responsible party for an accident may be liable to the victim for the following:

• Loss of wages and future earning capacity
• Medical costs and continuing medical treatments
• Pain and suffering, loss of consortium or companionship

An accident that results in a fatality can place a household in extreme financial hardship due to the loss of an income earner. The surviving family members may sue for damages through a wrongful death legal action to compensate for the loss.

We have the experience and resources necessary for aggressive pursuit of maximum monetary compensation for clients injured by missing safety guards on machines. We can evaluate an accident case so make an appointment today for a consultation.

Contact a Los Angeles Industrial Machinery Accident Attorney for maximum compensation for injuries caused by missing safety guards on machines.