Electricity is a powerful force that must be handled with care. When a subcontractor installs dangerous temporary wiring or when a utility pole fails because of improper maintenance, the result can be serious electrical burns or electrocution. National Burn Injury Attorney Samakow understands the technology that leads to electrical accidents. He also understands the medical issues involved.
Experienced Industrial Burn Injury Representation
National Burn Injury Attorney Paul Samakow has the experience it takes to sort through all the information about an accident and determine who should be held responsible.
- With fuel deliveries, huge boilers, and high temperatures, electrical utilities and their suppliers have to exercise extreme caution in handling and burning fuels. Fires and explosions can cause devastating injuries and wrongful death.
- On any industrial site or construction site, temporary electrical wiring, when not properly installed and maintained, can cause electrical burns and electrocution.
- Chemicals are important in manufacturing and other industrial businesses. When chemicals are mishandled, mislabeled, improperly stored, or improperly mixed, workers can be victims of painful, life-threatening chemical burns.
- An unshielded vat on a glazing machine can destroy an arm or leg. An unshielded saw can cut off a limb. Safety shields need to be always in place and work properly to prevent burn injuries and other industrial accidents.
Chemical burns, fires, explosions, and other industrial accidents are too often dismissed as “accidental.”
When safety procedures are not in place or are not followed, injuries are not accidental. They are the result of negligence. If you have suffered electrical or chemical burns at work or if a loved one has died because of chemical burns, National Burn Injury Attorney Samakow can help.
Frequently asked questions
What causes serious electrical burns and electrocution?
When a subcontractor installs dangerous temporary wiring, or when a utility pole fails because of improper maintenance, the result can be serious electrical burns or electrocution. On any industrial site or construction site, temporary electrical wiring that is not properly installed and maintained can cause electrical burns and electrocution.
Are workplace electrical and chemical burns really accidents?
Chemical burns, fires, explosions and other industrial accidents are too often dismissed as accidental. When safety procedures are not in place or are not followed, injuries are not accidental; they are the result of negligence. Attorney Samakow has the experience it takes to sort through all the information about an accident and determine who should be held responsible.
How does the firm charge for an electrical burn case?
The consultation is free. The firm works on a contingency fee basis, taking a percentage of the recovery, and clients do not incur any costs for the fee or for expenses. Generally speaking, under Virginia law you have two years from the date of your accident to file a claim for compensation, and in Maryland three years.