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A worker suffering from heat exhaustion was rescued from a 700 foot cell phone tower in Johnson County, Texas.  The tower was located on County Road 19 @ Crowley.  The worker passed out from heat exhaustion.  The rescue took 6 hours and was taken to the hospital.  He was thrown I.V. bags and drank them for hydration during the rescue.

If his employer has workers compensation, he will need to file a claim with the Texas Division of Workers Compensation.  If his employer is a Texas non-subscriber employer for workplace and on-the-job accidents and injuries, he may have a right to file a personal injury lawsuit.  If successful, he could recover lost wages, past/future medicals and compensation for pain, mental anguish, and impairment.

If your or a family member or friend have been injured in a workplace or on the job accident and there is no workers compensation insurance, Dallas non-subscriber workplace accident lawyers Kipness Law Firm, P.C. can help you deal with the insurance companies.

Injuries from non-subscriber workplace accidents must be brought two years from date of accident.

Two workers received serious personal injuries when a shredder fell on them.  Both men were injured when a part of a brush hog shredder fell on top of them.  Both were pinned underdeath the shredder for several minutes.

The accident happened on private property being mowed.  The property is located on Gage Road, north of State Highway 82.  One man was taken by hospital via ambulance and the other was careflighted to a Dallas area hospital.

Southmayd, Texas Fire Dept. investigated and said both men were trying to fix a problem with the schredder.  The problem was the wings of the schredder would not go down.

In Texas work injury cases, if the employer has workers compensation insurance, the employee must report the accident to the Texas Division of Workers Compensation.  Benefits may be given for lost wages and payment of medical bills and impairment.

If the employer does not carry workers compensation and is a non-subscriber employer, the employee should call a work accident lawyer ASAP and may have a right to file a personal injury lawsuit.

Regardless, one should always report serious work accident injuries to OSHA and request an inspection.

The lawsuit must be filed two years from date of accident.   There may also be claims against the owner and manufacturer of the schredder.