Award-Winning Houston Work Injury Lawyer

A serious work injury can change everything — your ability to earn a living, your physical health, and your family’s financial security. When workers’ compensation isn’t available or doesn’t fully cover your losses, you may have the right to pursue significantly more compensation through a third-party claim or a non-subscriber lawsuit.

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How We Help Injured Workers in Houston

Most people assume workers’ compensation is their only option after a workplace injury. In Texas, that is often not the case — and in many situations, you can recover far more than workers’ comp would ever pay. Our Houston work injury attorneys pursue compensation through two primary paths:

Work Injuries We Handle in Houston

Our firm has recovered millions for workers in Houston’s most hazardous industries:

Construction Site Accidents

Falls from scaffolding, trench cave-ins, crane accidents, and heavy equipment injuries are among the most catastrophic work injuries in Houston. When a general contractor, subcontractor, or equipment manufacturer is responsible, we pursue every avenue of recovery.

Oilfield and Refinery Injuries

Houston’s energy and petrochemical industries have some of the most severe injuries—explosions, fires, burns, toxic exposure, and blowouts. These complex cases require experienced trial lawyers familiar with industry challenges.

Petrochemical and Industrial Plant Accidents

Workers at refineries, chemical plants, and industrial facilities in Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, and Baytown face unique hazards. Explosions, equipment failures, and chemical exposure can cause catastrophic injuries or death. When third-party contractors or equipment manufacturers contribute to the accident, significant additional compensation is available.

Company Vehicle and On-the-Job Car Accidents

If you were driving for work and another driver caused the crash, you can pursue both workers’ compensation benefits (if available) and a third-party claim against the at-fault driver — significantly increasing your total recovery.

Offshore and Maritime Injuries

Workers injured on vessels, platforms, or navigable waterways may have rights under the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), or general maritime law. These claims are distinct from standard workers’ comp and can yield substantial recoveries.

Electrocution, Explosions, and Burn Injuries

Electrical injuries, workplace fires, and explosions cause some of the most severe injuries in personal injury law. We have extensive experience pursuing claims involving defective equipment, contractor negligence, and OSHA safety violations. Our firm has won multi-million-dollar results for workers burned and injured in workplace explosions across Houston.

Recent Results — Houston Work Injury Cases

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What Makes Third-Party Work Injury Claims Powerful

Workers’ compensation provides limited benefits — a portion of your wages and payment for medical care. It does not compensate you for pain and suffering, full lost income, mental anguish, or impairment. In many cases, these uncovered damages represent the majority of your actual losses.

A third-party personal injury claim faces no such limits. When we establish that a party outside your employer caused or contributed to your injury, you can pursue the full range of compensatory damages:

In cases involving egregious or reckless conduct — such as a company knowingly ignoring safety violations — punitive damages may also be available.

Non-Subscriber Employer Claims in Texas

Texas is the only state in the country that allows private employers to opt out of the workers’ compensation system. Companies that decline workers’ comp coverage are called non-subscribers. If your employer is a non-subscriber, you have the right to sue them directly in civil court — and the law gives you significant advantages:

Your employer CANNOT claim you were partly at fault for the injury.

Your employer CANNOT argue that a co-worker caused the accident.

Your employer CANNOT claim you assumed the risk of the dangerous condition.

This makes non-subscriber cases among the most winnable workplace injury claims in Texas — but they require an experienced attorney who understands the specific legal framework. Our Houston work injury attorneys have handled these cases for decades.

Houston Workplace Injury: The Facts

Houston’s industrial economy produces some of the highest rates of serious workplace injuries in the country. According to the Texas Department of Insurance and the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

• Texas consistently ranks among the top states nationally for workplace fatalities.
• Harris County records more workplace injuries annually than any other Texas county.
• Oil and gas, construction, and petrochemical industries account for a disproportionate share of fatal and catastrophic work injuries in the Houston metro area.
• Texas employers paid out over $2 billion in workers’ compensation benefits in a recent year, a figure that excludes third-party settlements and non-subscriber verdicts.

If you were injured on a construction site along the Ship Channel, at an industrial plant in Pasadena or Deer Park, or elsewhere in the greater Houston area, you are working in one of the highest-risk environments in the nation. It is essential to have a lawyer familiar with this terrain on your side.

What to Do After a Work Injury in Houston

Critical Deadlines — Texas Work Injury Claims

Missing a legal deadline can permanently end your right to recover compensation. Know your timelines:

These deadlines can be shortened in some circumstances. Contact us as soon as possible after your injury.