How to Pursue Compensation for a Chemical Plant Injury?

A chemical plant explosion can create serious injury and catastrophic losses for victims. When considering how to pursue compensation for a chemical plant injury, like an explosion, you must prove another person or company was negligent, and that is why you are suffering losses. 

Talk to a New Orleans chemical plant injury lawyer today about your case.

Determining if Negligence Occurred

In a situation where you have injuries from a chemical plant, you must prove that someone else caused them in order for you to recover damages. Whether you work at a chemical plant, spent time there, or otherwise were legally allowed to be at the location, you may be able to recover damages if you can prove another person was responsible.

Key people who could be responsible include:

• The plant owner
• Your employer
• The manufacturer of plant equipment
• Another person at the plant
• A third party

In each situation, your attorney will explore what occurred, build evidence to determine what caused the explosion or other injury, and then help you to build a strong case. The key here will be understanding your right to be on the property as well as the underlying cause of the explosion. 

With an experienced chemical plant injury attorney, that may be possible, and our client’s video testimonials tell that story.

When the Plant Owner is Responsible

There are many situations in which the plant owner will be held responsible for the injuries suffered. The chemical production process and manufacturing steps can lead to a wide range of organizations owning and operating these plants. Yet, these organizations must follow many rules and regulatory compliance in the chemical industry to keep other staff.

If you can prove that the chemical plant owner failed to meet those compliance and regulatory requirements, you may be able to show negligence occurred. For example, if the plant was not maintained properly or there were concerns with the operation of the plant that caused the injuries you have, the plant owner may be responsible.

In nearly all situations, the owner of the chemical plant will have liability insurance in place to cover such risks. This means that you may be going up against a large insurance company to recover damages in your case, and that can be a much more significant fight than you may realize. Our New Orleans personal injury lawyer has experience doing this.

The Equipment Manufacturer Could Be Responsible

In some situations investigating these cases, we learn that the plant owner did not make mistakes, but the underlying problem stemmed from the manufacturer of the plant. The manufacturer could have caused injuries to you if their design or the building of the equipment was inferior or if there were design defects that they could have perceived. 

The following are the most common types of chemical plant manufacturing equipment types of negligence.

• Design defects: The design of the plant’s equipment may have caused the losses you experienced. For example, there are often defects in the creation of the equipment, or in some way, the chemical plant equipment was likely to fail from the start.
• Manufacturing defects: If the chemical plant equipment was manufactured with inferior materials or a mistake was made during this process, it can lead to serious injury and losses for victims if that equipment explodes or otherwise endangers workers.
• Marketing defects: There could be situations where the manufacturer should have known about a risk and failed to warn about that risk. This could occur if the employee used the machinery in a way that exposed them to risks because they did not know they should not do so.

These are just some examples, but in your case, our attorneys will find valuable information to build a more comprehensive case. Our objective is always to ensure you know who is responsible so that we can file a lawsuit against the applicable party. 

Our team at Scott Vicknair Injury Lawyers knows the challenges here, and we can help you with them, so be sure to review our FAQs to learn more.

Determine Your Losses to File for Compensation

Once you know who is to blame for the incident, your attorney will work to build a claim that is comprehensive enough to cover all of the losses you have. This typically involves a series of steps to evaluate your current losses as well as ongoing losses you may suffer as a result of the accident. 

Each case is very different, but in cases such as a chemical plant explosion, we often focus on the following types of losses:

• Medical expenses: Medical expenses related to your accident may include hospitalization, surgical procedures, rehabilitation, medications, and any other medical costs you incur.
• Lost wages: Serious accidents like this may mean you cannot work for a period of time. You may be owed compensation for lost wages and benefits. You may also have compensation owed to you for lost earning capacity.
• Pain and suffering: Injuries like these often carry significant pain and suffering losses, including loss of quality of life, ongoing pain from nerve damage, and emotional trauma and damage.

In situations like these, we will estimate all of your losses, gather the evidence necessary to support your claims, and then fight for you to receive compensation for a chemical plant injury. 

The goal here is to ensure you receive the maximum amount of compensation allowable under the law, and you can expect us to fight for that through dedicated hard work, evidence-building, and in-depth knowledge of the industry. This can be a long road ahead, but with our decades of experience, we can ensure you know all of your rights and that you are treated fairly.

Schedule a Free Consultation with a Chemical Plant Explosion Lawyer Now

When a chemical plant injury causes you to suffer medical bills, loss of quality of life, or even the loss of your family member, our attorneys want to help you. 

Contact Scott Vicknair Injury Lawyers today to discuss your case with a legal team that is passionate about supporting our clients through even the most challenging of legal matters. Request a free consultation today to learn how to pursue compensation for a chemical plant injury.