We were working on a land rig, running casing. We had already been running casing for about four hours when the driller and the trough operator decided to speed things up. They didn’t tell us—they just started moving faster. It only took one mistake. The pipe came in too fast, and the guy who was supposed to guide it couldn’t stop it. The rope yanked out of his hands, and the pipe hit me in my left rib, throwing me off where I was standing. That’s how I got injured.
Every time there’s an incident on a land rig—or any oilfield rig—no matter how big or small, the job is supposed to be shut down to check on the injured worker. They didn’t do that at all. None of them paid attention to me. They acted like I wasn’t really hurt. They just wanted to keep running, to keep production going. They cared more about oil and money than about human life. That’s when I realized they weren’t going to take care of me.
So, I started looking for help. Zehl & Associates popped up right away, and what caught my attention was that they were undefeated and had won so many cases. I called them, and the experience was awesome. They did everything they said they would—and they did it well. Every time I called, they answered. They arranged all the travel, all the motels, everything I needed. Zehl & Associates stood by me the entire way.
I was ready to go to trial because I knew we were going to win. And I’m glad Zehl & Associates went after them and went the extra mile. They did exactly what they promised. I feel very happy, and so does my family.
If you know someone who’s been injured, tell them about Zehl & Associates. They’ll win your case. I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.
Our client, who had worked in the oilfield for over 20 years, was seriously injured while running casing on an oil rig near Pecos, Texas.
The “company man” was rushing the job so that the operator could continue drilling, when a 500 pound piece of drill pipe came loose and knocked our client off the rig, breaking 5 of his ribs and shattering his femur and two other bones in his left leg.
Our client spent 3 weeks in the hospital, where he underwent two surgeries to repair the open/compound fractures, followed by an additional 4 months in physical therapy recovering from his injuries.
Rather than taking responsibility for the accident, the operator and its risk adjusters (insurance company) hired a team of lawyers, terminated his worker’s comp benefits, and informed him that he either needed to come back to work or find a new job – despite the fact that he was still using a cane and had not been released back to work by his doctors.
Realizing that he needed to look out for himself and his family, our client and his wife hired our Oilfield Accident Lawyers to file a lawsuit against the operator and several of the contractors involved with the job.
The case settled at mediation for a highly favorable (and confidential) amount less than 6 months later.
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