Burn Injuries
Our team of experienced Ohio truck accident lawyers is here to fight for the fair compensation you deserve for your burn injuries.
You don't have to face the legal battle for your burn injuries alone. Our team of compassionate and experienced Ohio truck accident attorneys is here to provide support and fight for the fair compensation you deserve.
Ohio Truck Accident Burn Injury Attorneys: Skilled Representation
Ohio is home to 21 different interstate highways, all of which are used daily by hundreds of thousands of truck drivers, visitors, and local residents traveling through the Midwest. Unfortunately, with this frequent traffic comes an increased risk for large truck crashes and the danger of catastrophic injury.
Burns are among the most common severe injuries sustained in semi-crashes --with more than 174,000 highway motor vehicle fires being reported in the United States in 2021. When it comes to large truck crashes, the harsh impact of these accidents can result in skin grafting, nerve damage and more.
If you or a loved one have been left with a life-changing burn injury from a trucking accident, partnering with an experienced Ohio truck accident lawyer at The Law Firm for Truck Safety can help you take steps to secure your financial future and access the resources you need to move forward.
The Law Firm for Truck Safety can make a drastic difference in your trucking injury lawsuit.
Burns are among the most common severe injuries sustained in semi-crashes --with more than 174,000 highway motor vehicle fires being reported in the United States in 2021. When it comes to large truck crashes, the harsh impact of these accidents can result in skin grafting, nerve damage and more.
If you or a loved one have been left with a life-changing burn injury from a trucking accident, partnering with an experienced Ohio truck accident lawyer at The Law Firm for Truck Safety can help you take steps to secure your financial future and access the resources you need to move forward.
The Law Firm for Truck Safety can make a drastic difference in your trucking injury lawsuit.
Ohio Truck Accident Attorneys Offering Support for Burn Injury Victims
Whether you have a second-degree burn or something more severe like a fourth or third-degree burn, you deserve a truck accident attorney that cares justice just as much as they care about your emotional and physical recovery. At The Law Firm for Truck Safety, our priority is to help victims throughout Ohio maximize their compensation, and serve as a support system throughout the their recovery and beyond.
To feel confident you are receiving the maximum compensation possible for your burn injury, it’s critical to work with an Ohio truck accident law firm that understands the long-term impact — physically, mentally, and emotionally — that a severe burn injury will have on the rest of your life.
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Our team of truck accident attorneys works tirelessly to help your family find justice in the wake of a catastrophic truck crash.
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If you or a loved one suffered serious injuries in a truck wreck in Ohio, the truck accident lawyers at The Law Firm for Truck Safety can help you recover financial compensation and rebuild your life after a catastrophic truck crash.
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The Law Firm For Truck Safety Difference
After a truck wreck, the last thing you and your family need to do it sift through paperwork, memorize federal motor carrier safety laws, communicate with trucking companies, or battle with an insurance companies.
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety our expertise, experience, and genuine care sets us apart from other Ohio personal injury law firms. We work to help you receive the compensation you deserve, lending our support and taking on the more arduous parts of the post-crash process for you. This way your family can focus on what matters most: your recovery.
After a truck wreck, the last thing you and your family need to do it sift through paperwork, memorize federal motor carrier safety laws, communicate with trucking companies, or battle with an insurance companies.
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety our expertise, experience, and genuine care sets us apart from other Ohio personal injury law firms. We work to help you receive the compensation you deserve, lending our support and taking on the more arduous parts of the post-crash process for you. This way your family can focus on what matters most: your recovery.
When it comes to your burn injury claim, trust in the skilled attorney support from The Law Firm for Truck Safety.
Consistently win multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts for their clients.
Every client, every story, we fight hard to help our truck crash victims receive results that mitigate or eliminate the financial burdens associated with truck crash injuries. Our commitment hold negligent trucking companies accountable has allowed us to receive million and multi-million dollar results for our clients.
Keep a small caseload.
We take a focused approach to litigation, limiting our practice to exclusively represent those with serious trucking injuries. From this, our Toledo truck accident burn attorneys are able to dedicate the time, attention, and resources needed to drill down into the facts of your case and build a customized case strategy for your burn injury claim.
Build a case strategy around your specific needs.
We are committed to understanding what justice means and looks like to you. Before any case work begins on your burn case, we will work with you and plan out a path to achieving your objectives for justice; we then work with you to help you achieve those goals — even when those efforts take us outside of the courtroom.
Hold Trucking Companies Accountable.
When we make the trucking industry safer, we make our roads safer for everyone who uses them.
Inside the courtroom, it is our law firm’s mission to hold accountable the negligent drivers and motor carriers for the harm they have caused you and your family. Outside the courtroom, we work with safety and advocacy groups to advance life-saving safety solutions within the trucking industry, so that these dangerous drivers and trucking companies never again see a US road.
Set you up for and help you maintain success long-term.
After your truck crash, you may find that you may not have initially anticipated all the ways your life would change because of your burn injury. When this happens, we want to be there for you. Whether it’s helping you financially plan for the future, championing your story, or supporting your endeavors to become an advocate for truck safety reform, know that the support you receive from our team will be available long after your case comes to a close.
Our truck accident law firm has successfully won claims against more than 300 trucking companies and recovered some of the largest trucking verdicts and settlements in US history.
The Different Degrees of Burn Injuries
There are a variety of factors at play in a trucking accident, from standard fuels to a variety of dangerous cargo and chemicals. This is why burns are a prevalent personal injury when it comes to commercial truck accidents, since these materials can easily catch fire. Depending on how long you are exposed to high heat and flames, there are three different degrees of burn injuries that you could experience.
First-Degree Burn
Superficial burns, or first-degree burns, are the least severe type of burn injury. They affect only the top layer of skin, causing redness, swelling, and some pain. Because these burns are generally quick to heal, and scarring or permanent damage is not a common issue.
Treatment can be as easy as taking over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen, cool compresses to reduce inflammation, and the application of petroleum jelly or ointment on the affected area. However, in the case of a large area of the body being burned, which is common in truck accidents, medical attention is most definitely necessary. Seeking medical attention after any type of burn injury is crucial to preventing any further complications.
Superficial burns, or first-degree burns, are the least severe type of burn injury. They affect only the top layer of skin, causing redness, swelling, and some pain. Because these burns are generally quick to heal, and scarring or permanent damage is not a common issue.
Treatment can be as easy as taking over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen, cool compresses to reduce inflammation, and the application of petroleum jelly or ointment on the affected area. However, in the case of a large area of the body being burned, which is common in truck accidents, medical attention is most definitely necessary. Seeking medical attention after any type of burn injury is crucial to preventing any further complications.
Second-Degree Burn
Both the first and second layers of skin are affected in second-degree burns, making them more severe than first-degree burns. The damage to your epidermis and dermis will cause a deeper pain, in addition to bright red blistering on the skin’s surface. The affected area may even look wet and shiny with a patchy pattern to it, as well as feel painful to the touch.
Beyond over-the-counter painkillers and ointment, removal of the damaged or dead skin around the burned areas should be part of a second-degree burn’s standard medical treatment. Most second-degree burns take anywhere from seven to 21 days to heal, and will also need to be covered in bandages for the full recovery period. In this time, be sure to change your bandages at least 1-2 times per day to prevent infection, and to check on the healing progress.
Both the first and second layers of skin are affected in second-degree burns, making them more severe than first-degree burns. The damage to your epidermis and dermis will cause a deeper pain, in addition to bright red blistering on the skin’s surface. The affected area may even look wet and shiny with a patchy pattern to it, as well as feel painful to the touch.
Beyond over-the-counter painkillers and ointment, removal of the damaged or dead skin around the burned areas should be part of a second-degree burn’s standard medical treatment. Most second-degree burns take anywhere from seven to 21 days to heal, and will also need to be covered in bandages for the full recovery period. In this time, be sure to change your bandages at least 1-2 times per day to prevent infection, and to check on the healing progress.
Third-Degree Burn
The most terrible – and sometimes life-threatening – type of burn is a third-degree burn. These burns cause deep damage to several layers of the skin, and often have a charred or black appearance to them. However, victims do not immediately feel pain with a third-degree burn because of nerve damage, leading them to believe it’s a minor injury. This is why seeking treatment from a medical professional is so important; time is of the essence, and getting a professional opinion could be the difference between restoring nerve function and permanent damage.
Just like second-degree burns, removing dead or damaged skin from the affected area is standard treatment to help repair tissue and reduce the risk of infection. However, medical procedures such as skin grafts or reconstructive surgery may be necessary to save large areas of the skin. Additionally, heavy-duty pain medications or nerve blockers are typically prescribed to help manage pain.
The most terrible – and sometimes life-threatening – type of burn is a third-degree burn. These burns cause deep damage to several layers of the skin, and often have a charred or black appearance to them. However, victims do not immediately feel pain with a third-degree burn because of nerve damage, leading them to believe it’s a minor injury. This is why seeking treatment from a medical professional is so important; time is of the essence, and getting a professional opinion could be the difference between restoring nerve function and permanent damage.
Just like second-degree burns, removing dead or damaged skin from the affected area is standard treatment to help repair tissue and reduce the risk of infection. However, medical procedures such as skin grafts or reconstructive surgery may be necessary to save large areas of the skin. Additionally, heavy-duty pain medications or nerve blockers are typically prescribed to help manage pain.
Fourth-Degree Burn
Many assume that third-degree burns are the highest degree of burn injury. However, burns can in fact be categorized at fourth degree, or even higher. These life-threatening burns Fourth degree burns damage every layer of skin, with some even affecting muscle, tendons, tissue, and bone. The difference between a third and fourth degree burn can only be determined by a medical professional, which is why it’s essential to seek medical attention, regardless of your pain or own opinions on the injury.
No matter the severity or type of burn, medical expenses from treatment can start adding up quickly. Hiring experienced burn injury lawyers specializing specifically in burns from trucking accidents is essential to receiving the compensation to cover any expenses related to your recovery.
Many assume that third-degree burns are the highest degree of burn injury. However, burns can in fact be categorized at fourth degree, or even higher. These life-threatening burns Fourth degree burns damage every layer of skin, with some even affecting muscle, tendons, tissue, and bone. The difference between a third and fourth degree burn can only be determined by a medical professional, which is why it’s essential to seek medical attention, regardless of your pain or own opinions on the injury.
No matter the severity or type of burn, medical expenses from treatment can start adding up quickly. Hiring experienced burn injury lawyers specializing specifically in burns from trucking accidents is essential to receiving the compensation to cover any expenses related to your recovery.
Crash. Not Accident.
The word “accident” is often used to describe devastating truck crashes. Many people in need of legal help will search for a “truck accident lawyer near me” or the “best truck accident attorney”. We even use "accident" in our site name.
However, most truck “accidents” are not accidents at all.
Truck crashes are often caused by distracted, fatigued, poorly trained, or downright dangerous truck drivers and/or the unsafe business practices of the trucking companies and brokers that hired them. Every semi-truck accident lawyer at The Law Firm for Truck Safety is committed to helping those who have been irreparably harmed in commercial vehicle crashes and providing education to the public that crashes are not accidents.
Understanding the Causes of Burn Injuries in Trucking Accidents
In the realm of trucking accidents, burn injuries can leave a lasting impact, but it's essential to recognize that these incidents are preventable. Understanding the causes behind burn injuries in trucking accidents unveils a web of critical safety failures, encompassing not only the driver but also their employer, brokers, mechanics, and more.
If a loved you or a loved one was severely burned in a trucking accident, one or more of the following likely contributed to your crash:
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Trucking is a 24/7 industry, but truck drivers cannot drive 24/7. In 2020, there were an estimated 633 deaths in the United States from fatigued-driving-related crashes. Falling asleep at the wheel is a major concern for multiple US agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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According to NHTSA, In 2020, an estimated 3,142 people died in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers – and thousands more were injured. Any activity that takes your hands, mind, or eyes off of driving is a distraction. Cell phones are one of the most problematic distractions. Because heavy semi-trucks take longer to stop than passenger vehicles, truck drivers are even more at risk of accidents caused by distraction
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Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a leading cause of vehicle accidents. NHTSA saw a double-digit (14%) increase in the number of drunk/drugged driving deaths from 2019 to 2020.
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Trucking companies must follow federal regulations for maintenance and inspections. Defects in tires, brakes, lights, and other components often cause or contribute to accidents.
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Inadequately trained truck drivers are more likely to cause accidents than experienced truck drivers.
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Unsecure and imbalanced cargo loads make semi-trucks harder to stop and maneuver, putting those around the tractor-trailer in danger of being hit by debris or components of the commercial motor vehicle itself.
Fatal truck accidents have Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) violations at their core. These commonly include:
- Driving with a revoked invalid or non-existent commercial driver’s license (CDL).
- Inattentive or impaired driving.
- Failing to complete mandatory daily inspections.
- Driving more than 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
- Being on on-duty for more than 14 consecutive hours.
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Common Types of Large Trucks that Cause Severe Burns
- Box Trucks
- Dump Trucks
- Flatbed Trailers
- Logging Trucks
- Tow Trucks
- Garbage Trucks
- Vehicles Carrying Hazardous Materials
- Tanker Trucks
- Busses
- Government and Municipal Trucks
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