Fire and Explosion Accidents

Unfortunately, Missouri has seen more than its share of high-profile residential and work accidents caused by fires or explosions in recent years.

The Law Office of Jeffery A. Hanna understands these are among the most complex personal injury and wrongful death claims a law firm can handle.  Significant resources go into investigating such claims.  And those who survive typically suffer very serious injuries, including burn injuries and disfigurement.



Fire and Burn Injuries to Missouri Employees

Explosions can result from dangerous chemicals, coal dust and fuels, including propane and natural gas, along with Grain Elevator stored products.  An increasing amount of attention has been paid to hazardous dust explosions in recent years.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports sufficient quantities of dust particles can cause deflagration, or rapid combustion, when mixed with oxygen and a heat source. When such combustion is inside a building, the resulting pressure can cause an explosion.  Thus, these accidents rely upon what's called the "Dust Explosion Pentagon," oxygen, heat, fuel, dispersion and confinement.

Such explosions can dislodge additional dust (fuel) and may cause secondary explosions, which often result in the most death and destruction.  The hazards of dust explosions exist in a variety of manufacturing environments, including plants that make candy, sugar, feed, flour, spice, wood, paper, rubbery, furniture, textiles, pharmaceuticals, dyes, coal and processed metals.

Preventing Dust Explosions:

• Implement hazardous dust safety and housekeeping programs.
• Properly utilize collection and filtration systems.
• Minimize escaping dust from manufacturing processes.
• Access hidden areas for proper inspection.
• Conduct regular dust inspections.
• Control ignition sources.
• Develop and emergency action plan.

Explosions and fires continue to lead to the serious injury or death of far too many employees each year.  Fires, explosions and exposure to harmful substances cause some 600 workplace deaths each year.  The risk of injury or death is exacerbated by poor evacuation plans, blocked fire exits and other negligence on the part of an employer.  Because these are such complex cases, and because life-altering injuries typically result, speaking to an experienced personal injury and wrongful death law firm is critical at the earliest stages of such cases.

If you are dealing with a serious or fatal work injury in Missouri, contact the Missouri personal injury lawyers and wrongful death attorneys at the Law Office of Jeffery A. Hanna today for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your rights.

Residential Burn Injuries
Missouri Burn Injuries

Burn injuries can result from an automobile accident, a construction or work accident, a defective automobile or other product, or as the result of an apartment or building fire, especially in cases where exits have been blocked or other fire hazards have not been properly addressed by the building owner or management.  Victims dealing with the aftermath of a serious burn injury need advanced medical treatment and experienced and aggressive legal representation.

At the Law Office of Jeffery A. Hanna, we are dedicated to fighting for clients facing recovery from burn injuries.  Investigating the causes of a burn injury can be critical to ensuring you receive the financial consideration you deserve for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, rehabilitative care and physical therapy or disability compensation.  We will begin moving immediately on your behalf, using all of the financial, legal, medical and investigative resources at our disposal, to determine the cause of your accident, identify those responsible, and hold them accountable for their actions.

Burn injury cases can result from a number of causes, including:

• Auto Accidents
• Defective Vehicles
• Defective Products (see our Settlement for Faulty Smoke Detectors in an Apartment Complex)
• Fireworks Injuries
• Work Injuries
• Chemical Burns
• Boating Accidents
• Evacuation Injuries
• Radiation Accidents
• Scalding Accidents
• Electrical Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Premise Liability Claims

The stress on families facing a burn injury can be overwhelming and the medical bills can be astronomical.  At the Law Office of Jeffery A. Hanna we want you and your family to be able to focus on your well-being and recovery.  Each member of our staff will move immediately to begin dealing with the doctors, hospitals, medical bills, bill collectors, employers, insurance companies, investigators and at-fault parties.  As your advocate, we will fight daily to build a case capable of protecting your health and the future financial well-being of you and your family.

Contact the Law Offices of Jeffery A. Hanna today.

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