Houston Workplace Death / Injury Lawyer

A man was killed Thursday morning, January 8, 2009. after being run over by a forklift in a business near the Houston Ship Channel. The man was riding on the forklift about 7:40 a.m. when he jumped off and was run over by the forklift operator, according to Houston police. The business is in the 9600 block of Clinton. The identity of the victim is pending identification by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office.

Since the early 1900's workplace injury law has improved to protect workers and repay them or in the case of death, their families for injuries incurred at work. Departments like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have been developed to monitor working conditions and maintain a benchmark level of safety for workers. Your employer is responsible for providing a safe workplace and they must support you when you suffer injuries on the job site. OSHA penalizes companies for dangerous working conditions. These are some very strict regulations, and it is a good idea to contact a lawyer if you mean to hold your company responsible for injuries you've suffered.

Since its inception in 1971, OSHA has helped to cut workplace fatalities by more than 60 percent and occupational injury and illness rates by 40 percent. In the past, workers had to fend for themselves. People working in dangerous industries were not paid when they had to take time off for injuries, even when the injuries happened at work! These employees who took on extra risk by working difficult and dangerous jobs were not necessarily paid more, so it was often the marginalized members of society such as recent immigrants who were forced to risk their lives daily just to get by. Modern standards, such as those established by OSHA, seek to make this abuse a thing of the past.

Workplace injury and abuses still occur, however, especially if you don't know your rights. If you or a family member or loved one has suffered serious injury or death at work because the employer has not provided appropriate safety measures or you have suffered a workplace injury and were subsequently laid off or not paid for your recovery time, contact a lawyer right away.

Our O'Quinn lawyer are famous throughout the state of Texas and the country for the quality of representation they provide, their expertise and experience in representing workplace death cases, for the resources they have access to and in obtaining some of the largest verdicts in the country. We value our clients and if you or a loved one has suffered a workplace death and need a lawyer, please call the The O'Quinn Law Firm at 713-223-1000 or 1-800-245-0249. By Abel Manji If you have any questions you may email me at abelm@oqlaw.com.