Iowa Factory Accident Lawyer
Factory work has a relatively high rate of injuries among employees. That’s due in part to the hazardous machines employees work with regularly, but it’s also due to the nature of the work itself. Repeatedly performing the same strenuous task often leads to serious injuries.
You’ll more than likely be eligible to collect workers’ compensation benefits through your employer’s work comp insurance policy, but being eligible doesn’t mean you’ll always get what you deserve. It can help to work with an experienced Iowa factory accident lawyer at Pothitakis Law Firm, to ensure you are fully compensated for your losses.
What is a Factory?
A factory is a facility or building where goods are manufactured or processed. It's a place where raw materials or components are transformed into finished products through various industrial processes. Factories can vary widely in size, complexity, and the types of products they produce.
Here are some common types of factories:
- Textile Factory: These produce textiles and fabrics from raw materials like cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Food Processing Plant: Facilities where raw food materials are processed and transformed into consumable products, such as canned goods, frozen foods, or baked items.
- Automobile Factory: These facilities assemble vehicles, using various components like engines, chassis, electronics, and more to manufacture cars, trucks, or motorcycles.
- Chemical Plant: These produce various chemical compounds and substances through different chemical processes, including petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals.
- Electronic Manufacturing Plant: Facilities specialized in assembling electronic components and devices like computers, smartphones, or consumer electronics.
- Steel Mill: These factories produce steel by refining iron ore into molten metal and shaping it into various forms like sheets, rods, or beams.
- Paper Mill: Facilities where wood pulp or recycled paper is processed to create different types of paper products.
- Brewery or Distillery: These produce alcoholic beverages like beer, wine, spirits, or other fermented drinks.
- Assembly Plant: Factories where various components are put together to create finished products, like furniture, appliances, or machinery.
- Plastic Manufacturing Plant: Facilities that produce plastic products using processes like injection molding, extrusion, or blow molding.
These factories represent just a few examples of the diverse range of manufacturing facilities that exist across different industries. Each type of factory employs specific machinery, techniques, and processes tailored to its particular manufacturing requirements.
Common Factory Incidents in Iowa
A factory accident refers to an unexpected event or incident that occurs within a factory setting, resulting in harm, injury, damage, or even fatalities to workers, equipment, or the environment. These accidents can happen due to various reasons, including human error, mechanical failures, improper maintenance, or unsafe working conditions.
Here are some common types of factory accidents:
- Slips, Trips, and Falls: These are among the most common accidents in factories. They can occur due to wet floors, cluttered walkways, inadequate lighting, or uneven surfaces.
- Machinery Accidents: Injuries can result from working with heavy machinery, such as entanglement in moving parts, crush injuries, or getting caught in equipment.
- Fires and Explosions: Factories often house flammable materials or work with machinery that generates heat. Fires and explosions can occur due to electrical faults, chemical reactions, or improper handling of combustible materials.
- Falling Objects: Objects or materials stored at heights or lifted by cranes can fall, causing injuries to workers below.
- Chemical Spills or Exposure: Accidental spills of hazardous chemicals or exposure to toxic substances can lead to chemical burns, respiratory issues, or other health complications.
- Overexertion and Musculoskeletal Injuries: Repetitive tasks, lifting heavy objects, or working in awkward positions can lead to strains, sprains, or other musculoskeletal injuries.
- Electrical Accidents: Contact with live wires, faulty equipment, or improper use of electrical tools can cause electric shocks or electrocution.
- Confined Space Accidents: Workers may face dangers while working in confined spaces due to poor ventilation, exposure to hazardous gases, or being trapped in tight spaces.
- Transportation Accidents: Forklifts, trucks, or other vehicles used within the factory can lead to accidents, collisions, or injuries if not operated safely.
- Expensive Material and Property Damage: Mishandling of expensive equipment or raw materials can lead to significant financial losses for the factory.
- Struck-By Accidents: These occur when a worker is struck by an object, such as tools, equipment, or moving machinery. This can happen due to items falling from shelves, being hit by swinging equipment, or being struck by vehicles.
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Prolonged exposure to loud machinery or equipment without proper hearing protection can lead to permanent hearing damage or loss.
- Exposure to Harmful Radiation: Some factories work with radiation-emitting equipment or materials, which can pose risks if proper safety measures and shielding are not in place.
Why Choose Pothitakis Law Firm?
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Work Injury Law Is All We DoWith over 25 years of focused experience, our firm handles only workers' compensation and work injury cases. This level of specialization allows us to navigate every case with unmatched precision and expertise.
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You Don’t Pay Unless We Win
We represent our clients on a contingency fee basis, which means there’s no upfront cost. If we don’t win your case, you don’t owe us anything — it’s that simple.
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Over $140 Million Recovered for Injured WorkersWe have a long-standing track record of success, securing over $140 million in benefits and settlements for our clients. Our results reflect our relentless commitment to fighting for the compensation injured workers deserve.
See Our Success Stories
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$1 Million Workers Slip and Fall
After hearing, the Deputy Workers’ Compensation Commissioner entered an award fully in favor of the Claimant finding him permanently and totally disabled. The Decision resulted in an award with the present value of in excess of $1 million. In addition, the Defendants were ordered to pay the Claimant’s medical expenses for the remainder of his life.
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$450,000 Partial Commutation
In 2013, our client was a truck driver who was fatally injured in a tragic auto accident. He was married at the time and as a result his wife was entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits. Those benefits would end upon her death or shortly after she were to remarry. The surviving spouse was finding it difficult to live on the weekly Workers’ Compensation benefits and for other reasons wanted to have the money paid in a lump sum.
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Workers’ Comp Appeal Results in Settlement
Pothitakis Law Firm pursued this claim for in excess of three and a half years. Mr. Pothitakis conferenced with the claimant’s doctors and obtained reports over those years to put the claimant in the best position to obtain a favorable result at hearing. When the initial decision was inappropriate, Pothitakis Law Firm filed an appeal and was successful on that appeal.