Burn Injuries are not Always Caused
by Fire According to Workplace Injury
Lawyer - Personal Injury Law,
Wrongful Death
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October 13th, 2010
Burn injuries are not always the result of a fire. Workplaces are fraught with various
ways to get badly burned.
Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) October 12, 2010 – Surprisingly enough, burn
injuries are not always the result of being burned by open flames or electricity. Many
other burns happen as a result of things going wrong in the workplace. In fact, burns
affect at least 1 milion people very year; most of which are sustained on the job,
according to Austin personal Injury lawyer, Robert W. Lee.
Robert W. Lee - Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
Workplace burn injuries tend to happen in a variety of ways. For instance, anyone who
works in an industry that uses fire to produce a product or to destroy a product is at
risk for sustaining burns. Metalworking companies are prime locations for burns, since
the materials they work with are melted down at exceedingly high temperatures to be
molded into something new. While instances like this do involve open flames, other burn
injuries don’t come from fire.
There are many other materials that have the potential to cause burns when they come
into direct contact with the skin. Chemicals and acids may actualy be even more
dangerous than fire when direct exposure to the skin is involved. There are also some
pharmaceutical companies that use highly caustic chemicals with deadly potential.
“If workers are not properly trained on how to handle these chemicals and are not
provided with the mandatory safety gear, there may be problems. Injured workers
should seek counsel to recover compensation” advised Austin personal injury attorney,
Robert W. Lee.
Skin burns, acid ingestion, and breathing in chemicals – al these things result in burns

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to various parts of the victim’s body. Inhaling dangerous chemicals burns the throat
lining and the lungs; a pain so excruciating, the victim requires immediate medical
attention. Whether the burn sustained was from flames from a fire, electrical shock,
acid or other chemicals, the cost to treat these kinds of injuries is significant. It’s very
rare that treating burns is a simple affair. Most cases are complex and require skin
grafts and many years of surgery. The victim may never look the same again.
Generaly speaking, it is the employer’s responsibility to provide al employees with a
safe workplace, provide them with training on how to handle various dangerous
chemicals/materials, make sure they are equipped with the proper safety gear, ensure
fire protection procedures are in place and have clear and precise evacuation plans in
the event of a fire.
To learn more, visit Austin personal injury lawyer and Austin personal injury attorney,
http://www.rwleelaw.com.
The Lee Law Firm
11824 Jolyvile Road, Suite 302
Austin, Texas 78759
Phone: 512.478.8080
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