Los Angeles Industrial Burn Injury Lawyers

When something goes wrong, you may be able to hold a product designer, manufacturer, retailer, or maintenance company liable for causing your industrial burn injury. It depends on the defect and negligence at the heart of your case.

For instance, if you were burned by heavy machinery, an attorney would look to uncover one or more of the following types of negligence:

• Defective design: If a piece of machinery did not have enough safety features built into it, the designer would be held liable.
• Manufacturing defect: If something went wrong during the manufacturing process and led to a product defect, then the manufacturer would be responsible.
• Failure to warn: If a retailer failed to notify your employer that a machine was defective or recalled, then you may have reason to sue that retailer.
• Failure to maintain: If a maintenance company failed to regularly inspect and repair a piece of machinery, then it can be held responsible for burns caused by the out-of-repair machine.

If none of the above apply, you may have a right to collect workers’ compensation. Unfortunately, employees cannot sue their employers. There may be some exceptions, however, such as if the employer did not have workers’ comp insurance when they should have.

It is best to consult a skilled lawyer after suffering an industrial burn. We offer free consultations so that you can learn your options without any obligations or risks.