Oil Rig Accidents and Injuries

Accidents on offshore platforms and drilling rigs can be devastating, especially when those accidents involve hazardous working conditions. Since a majority of oil rigs are currently located in remote areas and workers are typically sent to these areas for 6 months at a time, working overtime hours is considered the usual as the demand is high for increased productivity. Working on an oil rig is considered one of the country’s most dangerous jobs.

Many oil rig accidents are the result of human error or due to someone else’s negligence. Serious injuries and even fatal accidents can occur as a result of exposure to chemicals or asbestos and equipment failure. Depending on whether injured on an offshore rig and platform or oil rig claim could fall under the Jones Act, general maritime law, The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act or Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act might apply.

Contact Latti & Anderson LLP to talk to an experience maritime attorney to help you with your claim. If you or someone you love has been injured during any kind of accident on an oil rig, you should contact an attorney specializing in maritime law immediately.

Seamen’s Rights to Compensation for Oil Rig Accidents and Injury

Your employer will do everything it can to limit your settlement so it is vital that you hire an experienced maritime attorney to represent you. Latti & Anderson has expertise in maritime law and has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements representing injured workers and families who have lost loved ones.

If you have suffered an injury while working on an oil rig, contact a knowledgeable maritime lawyer at Latti & Anderson. We’ll advise you about your rights and have helped many workers like you collect compensation. Contact us for a free initial consultation to learn how we can help you with your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other costs.

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