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:: Offshore Injuries

 

 

 

The law firm of Timothy M. Farris represents oil and gas workers who have been injured in drilling rig accidents in the Gulf of Mexico. We also represent family members of oil and gas rig workers who have been killed.

 

Drilling rigs and other offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico present many dangers for oil and gas workers due to a hostile environment and a small work area. Attorney Timothy M. Farris has more than fifteen years of experience representing workers who have been seriously hurt by:

  • Negligence – unsafe place to work

  • Cable or block breaks

  • Slip and fall accidents

  • Grating giving way

  • Pipe tongs slipping

  • Catheads slipping or not being placed properly on piping or tubing

  • Falling objects

  • Equipment operating negligence

  • Other types of drilling rig accidents

If you have been injured on a jack-up rig or floating rig, or while being transferred to the rig from a boat, you may be covered by a special law known as the Jones Act. The Jones Act provides special protection to workers on boats and other types of vessels such as jack-up and/or floating oil rigs. If you and your lawyer can prove that your employer was negligent (that is, provided an unsafe place to work), then you can recover compensation for pain, suffering, and disability. You can also recover full wages lost due to the accident. Under the Jones Act, any injured person who is not offered fair compensation by an employer can have his or her case decided by a jury. This can be beneficial because jury members should have much more in common with an injured worker than with the oil and gas company and its insurance carrier.

If you have been injured on a fixed platform, your case is covered by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which deems fixed oil platforms an island of the contiguous state. In this event, your injury would be covered by the workers’ compensation laws of the nearest state. If the injury is caused by a third party, such as a negligent contractor or equipment manufacturer, you could also file a lawsuit against the third party.

If you have been hurt in an offshore accident, contact attorney Timothy M. Farris as soon as possible to make sure you get the medical care and the compensation you need. The law firm of Timothy M. Farris represents injured oil and gas workers on a contingency fee basis, which means that we earn attorney fees only if we are successful in obtaining compensation for you. We offer a free initial consultation to evaluate your case.

To learn more about what attorney Timothy M. Farris can do for you, contact our offices today. Representing clients throughout the state of Mississippi, we offer free initial consultations and are available by appointment.