Amputations due to Negligence

Have you suffered an amputation which resulted from negligence? Houston's Michael Grossman, personal injury lawyer can offer assistance.

Amputations can be necessary for a number of reasons including cancer and diabetes. Amputation can also be necessary because the limb has been severely damaged or severed. Surgical amputations may involve the knee (above or below), digits, arm, foot or partial foot, above the elbow, or dis-articulation at the ankle, hip, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.

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Some construction accidents can lead to amputation.

Amputation accidents are most often caused by crush injury accidents. Construction and worksite accidents can often result in amputation injuries. Construction workers routinely work with heavy equipment and machinery including cranes, forklifts, backhoes, front end loaders and Bobcats.

The construction accident can take many forms such as vehicle accidents, trench cave-ins, ladder accidents, scaffold accidents, heavy equipment accidents, falling from heights, nail gun accidents, electrical accidents and electrocutions. Any of these types of accidents can result in amputations, or traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury including paralysis or quadriplegia, burns and broken bones.

Ultimately, construction accidents are regulated by OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA is responsible for enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act. When a construction worker is seriously hurt or killed at a work site or construction site OSHA has representatives or investigators who will be immediately dispatched to investigate the site, take pictures, interview witness and ultimately issue sanctions if appropriate.

Amputations also occur in medical malpractice cases, work related cases, car accidents, trucking accidents, construction accidents, aviation accidents, boating accidents, product defect cases, railroad accidents, liquor liability or dram shop cases, motorcycle accident cases and pedestrian cases.

The benefit of hiring Grossman Law Offices, Houston accident injury attorneys, in these types of cases is that we have experience handling people who have suffered an amputation and know the effects both psychologically and physically. An amputation has consequences that affect a person from his vocation to his family. It is important to hire the experts necessary to help tell the story of how the amputation affects someone’s life.


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A young woman suffered a back injury that required corrective surgery following a boating accident. The boat in question sped out of control and crashed into a landmass, throwing our client from the boat, as the result of a stuck throttle. Upon inspection of the boat, it was determined that a poor design led to the malfunction and a product liability lawsuit was brought against the manufacturer. The defendants argued that the boat was inappropriately piloted, however, the physical evidence depicted the cause of the accident quite clearly and the case was successfully resolved.
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Plaintiff alleged that an insurance carrier unfairly denied a claim, resulting from a non-fatal fire in an airplane. Our attorneys satisfactorily resolved the claim without the need for litigation.
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$80,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Closed-Head Injury)
Recovered for client who suffered a closed-head injury in a car accident.
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$80,000.00
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Recovered for client who suffered soft-tissue injuries in an automobile accident.
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$65,000.00
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$90,000.00 Recovery - Commercial Vehicle Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries and Leg Contusions)
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A delivery driver hired our firm to pursue a negligent trucking company following a collision with insecure cargo. Our client was driving his work vehicle when numerous large metal pipes fell from the back of a flatbed trailer onto the roadway. Our client took evasive action but was unable to avoid the debris, which resulted in a fairly severe accident. As a result, our client sustained lower back injuries including two herniated discs which required surgery to correct. The defendants conceded liability early on but would not make a reasonable settlement offer. As such, suit was filed and the case was ultimately successfully resolved through litigation.
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