Few accidents are as serious and potentially deadly as an explosion, due to the powerful combination of force and fire. When an explosion occurs in the workplace, due to a defective product, or as the result of violence, the injuries range from mild to catastrophic or deadly depending on how close to the blast the victim was at the time the explosion occurred.
Unlike other types of accidents, explosions don’t simply occur without reason. Someone’s negligence or wrongdoing is responsible, leaving them liable for the damages, and making a New Haven personal injury lawyer essential in helping you get the compensation you deserve.
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Common Causes of Explosions
The most common location for explosions is in the workplace. Workplace explosions in New Haven almost always result from negligence or failure to adhere to industry safety standards. Explosions happen regularly in many types of workplaces like chemical plants, industrial plants, factories, refineries, and road construction sites.
Other types of explosions sometimes result from defective products like those using lithium-ion batteries, gas lines, or from faulty water heaters, stoves, or gas grills. Regardless of how an explosion occurs, injury victims have a right to know their legal options for compensation.
What Types of Injuries Are Caused By Explosions?
An explosion results from sudden violent combustion causing a deadly mix of pressure, force, heat, and flames. Common injuries in explosion accidents in New Haven or elsewhere include:
Compartment syndrome (pressure buildup from extreme inflammation or internal bleeding)
Lung and respiratory system injuries
Disfigurement/scarring
Wrongful death
If the explosion resulted from someone else’s fault, whether from an employer who cut corners, the manufacturer of a defective product, or a negligent property owner, you don’t have to be left responsible for the damages. If the explosion fatally injured a loved one, contact a New Haven wrongful death lawyer today to pursue justice.
Common Damages In New Haven Explosion Injury Cases
After an explosion, those closest to the blast point suffer the most severe injuries, but depending on the size of the explosion, even those some distance away may suffer from injuries ranging from lung problems from toxic fumes to hearing loss. The economic costs and physical injuries from an explosion are the “damages” in an explosion injury claim. Common damages recovered in explosion injury claims include the following:
Medical expenses for emergency care
Future medical expenses
Lost wages
Future income loss
Diminished future earning capacity due to catastrophic injuries
Compensation for pain and suffering
Compensation for other non-economic damages like disfigurement, loss of vision, hearing loss, traumatic limb loss, PTSD, or diminished quality of life
If a loved one died in an explosion in New Haven, close family members can recover compensation through a Connecticut wrongful death claim.
How Can an Explosion Injury Lawyer in New Haven Help?
Depending on the cause of the explosion, common liable parties in explosion injury claims in New Haven are entities such as employers, property owners, and manufacturers of defective products. It takes an experienced personal injury lawyer in New Haven to investigate the explosion accident, determine the liable party, and make a compelling case for compensation against the appropriate liability insurance to recover the maximum compensation.
Contact Weber & Rubano today so we can begin working toward your financial recovery while you focus on your physical recovery.