Defective Machinery Lawyers

Industrial machinery, found in Southwest Florida at sugar cane processing plants, orange juice processors, auto repair shops, and other skilled machine shops, is generally made up of moving parts such as reciprocating arms, rotating members, moving belts, cutting teeth and meshing gears. Any contact with moving machine parts can be very dangerous to workers.

Roughly 8 out of 10 industrial accident fatalities is the result of mechanical equipment. Machinery accidents area leading cause of death and injury in the workplace.

Many of the injuries were caused by defective machinery or equipment that was designed or manufactured without being properly guarded. Other common causes of machinery accidents include:

• Machine is poorly designed or lacks safety features such as a guard or shield to protect workers from moving parts
  
  
• Machine emits toxic fumes or chemicals without a proper shield to prevent leaks or splashes
  
  
• Machine lacks emergency shut-off in the event of an accident or malfunction
  
  
• Machine's maintenance schedule has not been followed (usually in an attempt to save costs)
  
  
• Poorly considered operational systems

Machinery accidents are some of the most destructive to the human body, including:

Product Liability Claim Outside Workers Comp

Because a machinery accident often occurs in a place of work, the injured worker may receive workers compensation, which is very limited in Florida.  If the manufacturer, supplier, or installer of the equipment involved in the accident is liable under product liability, then you are permitted to file a product liability lawsuit against the machinery manufacturer directly, outside of workers compensation.

Defective product claims can be complex, and should be trusted to a personal injury lawyer who has experience handling product liability claims.  Attorney David Hughes Harris of our firm has that experience.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or death involving defective machinery or equipment, then contact us for a confidential honest assessment of your defective machinery accident claim.