Written by Travis S. Kelley Manufacturing work carries real risk. Press operators, welders, assembly line workers, forklift operators — these jobs involve heavy machinery, high voltages, caustic chemicals, and tight production schedules that don’t slow down when equipment starts showing signs of failure. When something goes wrong on a plant floor, the injuries are rarely…

Written by Travis S. Kelley Manufacturing work carries real risks. Press lines, conveyor systems, forklifts, overhead cranes, chemical exposure — any one of these can put a worker in the hospital or end a career in seconds. Austin has a growing industrial base that includes semiconductor fabrication, automotive parts, food processing, and electronics assembly. That…

Written by Travis S. Kelley Most workers injured on a factory floor assume workers’ compensation is their only option. That assumption costs them money — sometimes a lot of it. Texas workers’ comp covers medical bills and a portion of lost wages, but it caps your recovery. If a third party outside your employer caused…

Workers’ compensation pays your medical bills and replaces a portion of your lost wages. For a lot of injured workers, that sounds like the full picture. But in many manufacturing accident cases here in Austin, it isn’t. Depending on how your injury happened and who was involved, you may have the right to pursue additional…

Your employer told you the injury was your fault. Maybe a supervisor said you weren’t following procedure. Maybe HR sent a memo to your file before you even got home from the hospital. If you work in a plant, fab shop, or production facility in Austin and you’ve heard that line, you already know how…

If you were hurt on the floor of a manufacturing facility in Austin, you are probably dealing with pain, medical bills, and a lot of unanswered questions. One of the first things injured workers ask is whether they can sue their employer directly. The short answer: it depends on whether your employer carries workers’ compensation…