Back Injuries

Texas Maritime Injury Attorney

Virtually any type of worker, particularly one whose job involves manual labor and heavy machinery, may be at risk of sustaining a back injury. Given the dangerous nature of offshore drilling and other work at sea, offshore and maritime workers may be at a particularly high risk. A worker may experience a serious back injury due to repeated heavy lifting or an accident on an offshore oil platform, jack-up rig, barge, tanker or other vessel.

Now is the time to talk to a Texas offshore injury lawyer about your legal right to financial compensation if an accident or the duties associated with your job have left you with back injuries. We can handle Jones Act claims that involve negligence or an unseaworthy vessel and can also handle cases related to equipment failure or a maritime worker's right to maintenance and cure benefits under state or federal maritime laws. Whether or not negligence was involved, we can determine exactly how to seek the benefits to which you may be entitled.

Preventing Back Injuries Sustained by Offshore Workers

There are specific steps that an employer can take to help workers on offshore rigs and vessels avoid back injuries.

• Better training and education of employees. Offshore workers can be better informed of stretching exercises to perform before lifting or moving heavy objects in order to decrease the risk of injury. Training can be conducted to show workers the proper methods for lifting to avoid back strain.
• Reducing weight loads or using mechanical devices. An employer can reduce the size or weight of the objects that need to be lifted, assign more workers to lift extremely heavy objects or can adjust the height from which an object must be lifted. Mechanical devices can also be used to assist a worker in lifting a heavy object or can be used in the place of a worker to avoid the risk of back injury.

Offshore Injury Lawyers Serving Texas

In our experience representing injured seamen throughout the U.S., we have been able to secure outstanding results. We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients. If a back injury has left you unable to work for a period of time, has made it so you are unable to return to work offshore or has left you permanently disabled, you may have the right to seek compensation under maritime law.

At Arnold & Itkin LLP, we are dedicated to helping offshore workers in Texas and along the Gulf Coast with claims related to back injuries. We offer a free consultation to talk to you about your case and how we can assist you.

Contact a Texas offshore injury attorney today regarding your back injuries and how we can help.