The Doan Law Firm Oil Refinery Explosion Attorney Team
Fighting for Justice, Fighting for the Compensation You Deserve … Fighting forYou
Numbers can be thrown around trying to illustrate the devastation caused by oil refinery accidents. In the past decade, thousands of people have been injured in oil refinery accidents of different types, hundreds fatally so. A leading cause of these types of accidents is a blast and blaze. An experienced oil refinery explosion lawyer is also familiar with an array of words that describe the consequences of an accident of this type: horrific, catastrophic, cataclysmic – apocalyptic.
If you or a loved one suffer the dismal, even debilitating consequences of an oil refinery explosion, there are a number of facts and factors that you must understand in order to protect your vital legal interests:
Primary causes of oil refinery explosions
Common injuries from oil refinery blasts
Compensation for injuries, damages, losses from an oil refinery explosion
Your legal rights following a refinery accident
Primary Causes of Oil Refinery Explosions
Oil refinery explosions in Texas, Louisiana, and in other locations in the United States have been caused by a myriad of different reasons. Indeed, many oil refinery blasts are the result of more than one underlying cause. With that duly noted, there are nine more commonplace underlying causes of petroleum processing plant explosions:
Improper machinery maintenance
Inadequate worker training
Lack of suitable equipment inspection
Improperly stored chemicals
Poor worker safety equipment, gear, and protocols
Lack of suitable facility management
Equipment manufacturing defects
Equipment design defects
Inadequate emissions and discharge systems
Common Injuries from Oil Refinery Blasts
There exists an array of injuries that are commonly associated with oil refinery explosion accidents. It is precisely because these injuries can prove so severe that you must have a fighter in your corner in the form of an experienced, tenacious oil refinery explosion attorney like the team at The Doan Law Office at (800) 349-0000. These injuries include:
Severe burns
Traumatic brain injury
Broken bones
Internal organ damage
Debilitation injuries of various types (some permanent)
Permanent disfigurement
Compensation for Injuries, Damages, Losses from an Oil Refinery Explosion
The facts and circumstances surrounding an oil refinery explosion and associated injuries dictate the nature and extent of compensation awarded to a victim of this type of traumatic accident. With that said, an oil refinery explosion lawyer from our firm typically fights for compensation on behalf of a client that includes:
Medical bills and expenses
Pain and suffering
Lost wages
Mental anguish and emotional distress
Permanent disability
Permanent disfigurement
In some cases, spending on the underlying facts surrounding an oil refinery explosion, we may also be able to seek what are known as punitive damages or exemplary damages. This is additional compensation awarded when an oil refinery company has been reckless or engaged in some type of particularly egregious conduct that gave rise to an explosion at a facility.
Your Legal Rights Following a Refinery Accident
If you’ve been injured in an oil refinery explosion accident, you must have an oil refinery explosion attorney at your side who will fight for you. The tenacious, experienced Doan Law Firm legal team is here for you. You can reach our firm 24 hours a day by calling us at (800) 349-0000.
Fully understanding the immediate challenges and awesome challenges faced by a refinery accident victim, our oil refinery explosion lawyer hotline is staffed every single day of the year, including all major holidays. We can schedule an initial consultation with one of our seasoned, compassionate oil refinery explosion attorneys any time convenient for you. A nationwide law firm, we can schedule an appointment at any one of our 40 hometown offices in the United States.
We can also meet with you at your home, the hospital, or any location that works for you. We can arrange a virtual case evaluation online as well. There is never a fee for an initial consultation and case evaluation with a Doan Law Firm oil refinery accident lawyer.
The Doan Law Firm makes an attorney fee promise to you. You’ve enough on your mind after a devastating refinery accident. We guarantee you’ll never pay an attorney fee for a Doan Law Firm refinery explosion accident lawyer unless we win your case for you.
Once again, you can connect with a Doan Law Firm refinery explosion accident attorney any time by calling us at (800) 349-0000 or reaching out to us through our website.