Steps to Take to Protect Your Health and Your Legal Rights
Do you know what to do if you have suffered any type of injury in a truck accident at a Texas oil field? The steps you take in the immediate aftermath of any type of injury can make a significant difference in both your medical and your financial recovery. Don’t let your emotions or the adrenalin cause you to do things that jeopardize your rights.
Trucking Accidents the Major Cause of Fatalities at Oil Fields
Over a five-year-period, from 2014 to 2019, the Centers for Disease Control monitored deaths in American oil fields, reporting its findings in the Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction database. According to the CDC, transportation accidents were the leading cause of fatalities, accounting for more than one in every four oil field worker deaths. The study also concluded that truck and motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of non-fatal injuries in oil fields.
What to Do When You Have Been Hurt in a Texas Oil Field Truck Accident
In the moments following any type of accident, including a truck wreck in a Texas oil field, your first priority should be your health. The sooner you seek medical attention, the more options you’ll typically have. In addition, you’ll be able to get medical documentation that the accident caused your injuries. Conversely, if you wait to get medical attention, you could jeopardize your claim as opposing counsel may either suggest that your injuries were not that serious or that you were actually hurt in some intervening event.
When you seek medical attention, have doctors examine all potential injuries. Tell them exactly what happened and ask them to document their findings in writing.
To the extent possible, get pictures of anything related to the accident, including your injuries, the damage to any vehicles, and any conditions on the oil field that were abnormal.
As soon as possible, hire an experience personal injury attorney, who can help preserve relevant evidence and file any necessary documents.
Let Us Help Protect Your Rights after a Texas Oil Field Truck Accident
At the Law Office of Michael R. De La Paz, we have more than 26 years of experience protecting the rights of personal injury victims in Harlingen, McAllen, Brownsville and Houston, across Texas and nationwide, including people who have suffered any type of injury in a trucking accident in an oil drilling operation. We will use our considerable experience, skill, knowledge and resources to help you get the outcome you want. Free call, text or chat, 24 hours a day, seven days a week–https://delapazlaw.com/.
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