Offshore Drilling / Oil Rig Injuries

Offshore drilling and oil rig injuries can be deadly. Offshore structures have always been dangerous environments, but as the pressure to increase production mounts, companies are placing higher numbers of workers on each site than ever before. More workers often means more profit – but it also increases the chance for serious injury. The following factors can cause a devastating accident at a moment's notice:

• Cable or block breaks;
• Slip and fall accidents;
• Faulty grating;
• Faulty pipe tongs;
• Cathead slips;
• Falling objects;
• Incorrectly operated equipment.
  
  

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has been successfully helping maritime injury victims for more than 20 years. Our attorneys have represented many offshore drilling/oil rig injury claims, and we understand the complex laws involved in offshore accidents. Call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636) for help with your case. We handle maritime law claims from port cities along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, including New York, Philadelphia, Wilmington DE, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville FL, Fort Lauderdale FL and Miami.

As a worker on an oil rig or other offshore structure, your injury may be covered under one of several types of maritime law, including:

• The Jones Act, a law that covers seamen and certain other maritime workers for injuries sustained on the job, including compensation for medical treatment, and “maintenance and cure" – the financial equivalent of the room and board a seaman would normally receive at sea.
• The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. If you have been injured on a fixed platform, this law may apply to you. Fixed oil platforms are considered an island of the nearest state, so in cases covered by this act, your injury would be covered by the workers' compensation laws of the nearest state.
• General Personal Injury law. If your injury was caused by negligence, such as a defective piece of equipment, you may be eligible to file a personal injury claim for negligence.
  
  

Maritime law is not simple. Your case requires an experienced attorney who understands the legal issues involved with your offshore oil rig case. If you have been seriously hurt working on an oil rig or offshore structure, your medical recovery is enough of a challenge; you shouldn't have to struggle over how to pay your health care bills or survive without wages if you are unable to work. You deserve qualified representation from a firm prepared to fight tirelessly  on your behalf.

At Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, our most important goal is to help you get your life back on track – and we have a 20-year track record of success to help make that happen.

If you have suffered an offshore drilling or oil rig injury, please submit our online form or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636) for help with your case.