Electrocution and burn injuries often result from industrial plant accidents, petrochemical accidents, or construction accidents. Electrocution or electric shock or burn injuries can result from a wide variety of circumstances, including an explosion, a defective product, or a property owner’s failure to maintain his or her premises. If you have suffered a burn injury or lost a family member in an electrocution accident, you may be entitled to compensation above and beyond workers’ compensation.
A burn injury case is a legal claim brought against the party responsible for causing or failing to prevent a victim’s burn injury accident. Half of all burn injury case accidents are preventable meaning that they occur as a result of negligence. Each year in the United States approximately 2.4 million people become victims in a burn injury case. Of this population about 650,000 burn injury case victims require medical treatment, 75,000 are hospitalized, and another 12,000 burn injury case victims die as a result of their injuries.
Severity
The severity of injuries in a burn injury case can vary depending on the circumstances. The severity of a burn can range from first to third degree. First degree burns affect the outer layer of the skin and may or may not require medical treatment. Second and third-degree burns cause more damage in a burn injury case and often require extensive medical treatment.
Inhalation injuries often accompany burn injuries. These include heat inhalation, systemic toxin, and smoke inhalation damage. These injuries compound a burn injury and often contribute to the cause of death in a burn injury case.
Types of Injury
A burn injury case can develop out of a number of types of injury. Industrial accidents, defective products (such as smoke detectors or water heaters), automobile accidents, building fires, fume ignition, gas explosions and spills, and chemical burns can all lead to a burn injury case.
Burn injuries are caused by heat or thermal burns including fire, steam, and hot objects or liquids. Excessively hot tap water is one of the most common sources of burn death and hospitalization. A burn injury case may also be caused by electrocution, chemicals, radiation, and friction.
Many times a burn injury case is caused by the actions or negligence of another party. If a defective product is at fault in a burn injury case, the manufacturers of that product can be held liable for a victim’s injuries. When a burn injury case occurs in the workplace, victims can usually receive compensation for their injuries through worker’s comp insurance. Any party who is responsible for the events or circumstances that lead to a burn injury can be held liable for a victim’s losses.
Sufficiently high electric current or an electric shock can cause heart damage, burn injuries, or electrocution (death). If your family member was electrocuted at any site or in a workpl
ace accident or if you suffered serious burn injuries, our lawyers can help you recover the compensation to which you are entitled for the wrongful death of your family member or the injuries you sustained.
- Hazardous chemical exposure
- Electric shock injuries
- Explosions
- Petrochemical Accidents
- Construction Site Accidents
- Roadwork Construction Accidents
- Admiralty/Maritime Injuries
- Premises liability
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Do You Have a Burn Injury Case?
In a burn injury case, a victim has the legal right to seek compensation for their damages. Medical expenses can be recovered for initial and subsequent burn treatment, rehabilitation therapy, counseling, and surgery. The loss of income that results from the injury or the disability it causes can also be recovered. Non-economic recovery for losses may also be possible for pain and suffering or a spouse’s loss of consortium. If you feel you might be eligible to seek compensation in a burn injury case, it is important to speak to a qualified legal professional to learn about your rights and options in a burn injury case.