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Forklift and Warehouse Injury

Forklift and Warehouse Injury Claims in Texas


Warehouse and distribution work produces crush injuries, falls from docks, falling stock and pedestrian strikes, and most of them trace to traffic separation and training.

Forklift injuries are rarely about one careless operator.

They are about whether pedestrians and powered equipment were separated, whether the operator was trained and evaluated, whether racking was inspected and loaded correctly, whether dock plates and restraints were used, and whether the floor and lighting made a strike foreseeable.

Call 713-521-0059.

What if I work for a staffing agency?

That usually helps rather than hurts. A staffing arrangement often creates two potential defendants: the agency that placed you and the host employer that directed and controlled the work. Their insurance is separate, and their duties are not identical.

Texas is the only state where an employer may lawfully carry no workers compensation. If yours does not, Section 406.033 of the Texas Labor Code bars it from arguing contributory negligence, assumption of the risk, or the negligence of a fellow employee. See our non-subscriber page.

What we gather

Operator training and evaluation records, the forklift’s daily inspection checklists and maintenance history, racking inspection reports, the facility traffic plan, and any surveillance video, which is typically overwritten within weeks.

Deadlines

A Texas personal injury claim generally must be filed within two years of the injury under Section 16.003 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Call 713-521-0059.