NORTH BAY EXPLOSION ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS 

Explosions whether at a job site or in your own home, which brings back visions of the infamous San Bruno fire/explosion, leads to devastating personal injuries, destruction of property, and even death.  Explosions like these are not only shocking and overwhelming events, but leave victims.  Have you been injured in a construction site explosion accident while working for an employer?  You are entitled to receive full medical coverage and other benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance if you were injured, hurt or killed at a job site while working for your employer.  Unfortunately, some employers fail to do the right thing or lack workers’ compensation insurance altogether.  Worse, insurance carriers oftentimes fail to abide by their contract.  Therefore, injured workers with completely legitimate claims need to see an aggressive, skilled and experienced explosion accident attorney from the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara.

Don’t allow your employer or the insurance carrier to ignore your legitimate claims!  You have worked your entire lives and you deserve better.  Our compassionate, hardworking, and skilled construction accident attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara not only fight for you, but we understand the entire process that you will endure.  No amount of money will ever make up for your losses; however, it is absolutely imperative that you pursue your legal claims and receive the absolute best medical treatment because it will make a difference in your speedy recovery.  In addition, you are entitled to full compensation including pain and suffering and all future income losses and other benefits and monetary compensation.

Please feel free to call us to discuss the details of your case with one of our compassionate and highly skilled personal injury lawyers.  You may call us today at (707) 571-8600 in our conveniently located Santa Rosa office .  If you call after hours, an operator will connect you with one of our dedicated and compassionate personal injury attorneys.

We Have Represented Victims and Injured Workers in a Number of Settings 

• Large industrial and chemical explosions at factories and power plants with multiple injuries and deaths;
• Gas explosions at worksites and residential buildings;
• Gas explosions from the storage, shipping, and transfer of liquid propane, or other flammable material,
• Explosions during residential and commercial construction;
• Explosions and fires caused from defective products such as gas and oil burners, water heaters, clothes dryers, lawnmowers, and electrical equipment;
• Fires and explosions resulting from the negligence of property owners including electric, gas, and other utilities;
• Motor vehicle fires and explosions caused by the negligence of vehicle manufacturers or those who repair them improperly.

Fires and explosions go hand in hand and seem to victims and their families to be random and unfortunate occurrences that can happen to anyone at any time.  Answers can be elusive, but experienced and highly skilled trial attorneys such as those at The Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara can help victims find their answers and at the same time a way to be fully compensated for their injuries. If necessary a wrongful death claim could be filed on behalf of the family survivors.

SOME CAUSES OF EXPLOSIONS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

Construction sites are riddled with all kinds of hazards and dangerous activity, all of which can cause devastating accidents if ignored, neglected or mishandled.  Explosions have many different causes and sometimes there is a combination of causes that they can be traced to, but they are commonly caused by the following:

• Flammable liquids and materials;
• Mishandling of flammable materials and other substances;
• Faulty heavy duty equipment and improper storage;
• Faulty electrical wiring;
• Gas leaks and other combinations where gas and electric currents come into contact with one another. 

There are a myriad of federal and state regulations which require all employers to take the necessary precautions to maintain a safe and healthy working environment.  However, they are not always followed or respected as evidenced by the thousands of preventable construction-related accidents and deaths that are reported each year.  Oftentimes the deaths and injuries are not reported because some workers fear deportation or retaliation from their employer.  Human error and negligence looms large as the main cause for explosions and subsequent fires at the workplace, particularly at construction sites.

Other Causes of Explosions and Fires Outside the Construction Site

As we all know, the causes of explosions and fires can very often be traced back to human error, or corporate neglect.  Whether the cause of the explosion or fire is from a defective smoke detector or fire alarm, faulty wiring in a new hours, a poorly designed and placed gas tank in a motor vehicle or negligent maintenance of public electric or gas utilities they can have devastating effects on their victims.  Each of these negligent acts alone is enough to cause an explosion or fire or to create an environment where a minor fire can become a catastrophic event leading to more injury and death.  If any of these causes can be traced back to someone else’s negligence, then we encourage you to call our offices for a free consultation and a case evaluation so that we can help you achieve peace of mind and the maximum compensation allowable under the law.

Please call our office today at (707) 571-8600 in our centrally located Santa Rosa office in Sonoma County to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation. Don’t bargain with your freedom! The right attorney makes all the difference between your freedom and incarceration! 

In addition to their explosive nature, compressed gases can also cause chemical burns, gas poisoning and asphyxiation.  These gases can also expose workers and surrounding communities to carcinogens which should then be carefully monitored for their long-term health effect.

The production and storage of compressed gas cylinders mentioned above, although highly regulated, are oftentimes not stored or moved according to California OSHA Rules and Regulations.  Not only are employers responsible but the manufacturers of these cylinders are legally responsible to inspect and test all of the gas cylinders for defects and faults.  The storage of cylinders needs to be carefully monitored and accounted for by the employer or supervisors at construction job sites, but that doesn’t always happen.  These cylinders should also be properly secured to the walls and other sound structures to prevent breakage and never allowed to overheat in the sun or be placed next to other heat generating sources.  Oftentimes employees and innocent workers never receive the proper training on how to safely handle and use gas bottles or for that matter compressed gas cylinders.  

What We Do for You

Getting to the bottom of what actually caused the explosion or fire that caused so much havoc in your lives is what we do.  We work hard to find out who is and who ought to be held accountable for your injuries and damages. This is no small task when insurance carriers and employers point the fingers elsewhere.  Although many lawyers claim to handle fire accident cases, victims of these accidents and their families need not just a good personal injury lawyer, but a law firm with the resources, experience, and personnel necessary to properly investigate and pursue your claim.

The Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara has successfully prosecuted some of the most noteworthy explosion and fire cases in recent years.  In addition to having the requisite resources and technical knowledge to aggressively pursue and litigate explosion and fire claims, the trial attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara have worked with some of the leading national experts in the fields of explosion and fire prevention, cause and origin to prepare for what are very often complex and hard fought cases.

WE TREAT OUR CLIENTS WITH THE COMPASSION AND DIGNITY THAT THEY DESERVE

 No matter what the circumstances are that caused the explosion accident or fire our legal team at the Offices of Michael A. Fiumara will provide you with the high-quality representation and personalized service that you need to achieve the maximum recovery for all of your losses.  If you cannot afford attorney fees, then that should not stand in the way because we don’t charge any up-front costs.  We work on a strict contingency basis and we don’t get paid unless you get paid!  Please feel free to contact our office today to learn more about what our team of highly skilled and experienced explosion accident injury attorneys can do for you.

If you are the victim of an explosion or fire that you believe may have been caused by the negligence of others, the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara can assist you and we know what needs to be done.

Please feel free to call our office 24/7 at (707) 571-8600 in our centrally located Santa Rosa office in Sonoma County to schedule a free and confidential consultation and case evaluation.  If you call after hours, our operators will gladly connect you to one of our experienced and compassionate attorneys 24/7.