Boiler rooms are commonly found in large buildings, providing important temperature controls and/or hot water throughout the building. However, due to the power of these important apparatuses, they require frequent inspections in order to prevent boiler-related accidents. If a property owner doesn’t take the time to administer adequate maintenance to a boiler, this device may seriously endanger everyone in the building. Boiler room accidents can cause serious damages for people caught near the site of the incident, and they can also contribute to secondary injuries due to issues such as smoke inhalation. Negligence occurs when an individual is found to have committed an action that falls below the standard of care a reasonable person would have exercised in a given situation. Gross negligence takes this concept a step further.
Property owners and managers are responsible for taking steps to prevent boiler accidents, but unfortunately, not all of these individuals act as carefully as they should. The following hazards may arise because of a lack of boiler maintenance or repairs:
Those injured by faulty boilers often require immediate medical attention due to the severity of these incidents. However, the property owner who failed to take proper safety precautions regarding the boiler’s maintenance and repair may be obligated to cover the costs associated with the accident, including medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages.
A premises liability lawsuit involves an irresponsible or negligent property owner, whose property is in some way unsafe and leads to the injury or accident of a person on it. If you have been injured because of the poor maintenance of an unsafe property, If you’ve been injured because of a property owner’s lack of proper attention to major safety concerns such as problems in the boiler room, you may be entitled to pursue financial compensation for those injuries. For more information about your options and how to move forward with a claim, contact a lawyer from Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., today at (303) 423-1770.
At Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., we are honored to help accident victims in their time of need, and take our responsibility as personal injury lawyers incredibly seriously. We know how important it is for victims to secure the full and fair compensation they need following a serious accident, and that is why we take a hands-on, personalized approach to every case we handle.
awarded to a woman who was a victim of a car crash. The woman was driving the highway when the other driver approaching from the opposite direction lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and hit her head on. She suffered multiple broken bones, including her hip, pelvis, leg, and right arm. She missed several years of work as a result of her injuries. Read More
awarded to a woman who was the victim of a t-bone car crash. The client suffered multiple injuries. The most significant of which was a head injury. While she was ultimately able to return to work on a part-time basis, Plaintiff was never able to return to work on a full-time basis. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who suffered a head injury. She slipped and fell in a slanted parking lot at her place of employment. Evidence demonstrated that the owner of the building had constructed a fence shading the parking lot such that ice was allowed to continuously accumulate during the winter months. Multiple people had fallen on the ice prior to the client’s fall. As a result of her injuries, Plaintiff was forced to take early retirement. Read More
awarded to a man whose vehicle was hit from behind by a semi. The injured party suffered back pain and rotator cuff tears in each shoulder and was forced to retire from his job doing road repair four years earlier. Read More
settlement (policy limits) awarded to a young man who lost his eye when another child shot an arrow into the air. Read More
settlement obtained for a man who was injured in a rear end automobile accident. He suffered a herniated disc in his low back which was not well resolved by surgery forcing him to leave his employment as an apartment maintenance manager. Read More
awarded to a gentleman in association with a workman’s compensation case. He initially sustained a head injury at work when attacked by a patient. Several years later, his condition worsened resulting in his inability to return to work in his usual job. Read More
settlement achieved in a legal malpractice case. The client initially suffered a herniated disc in her neck in association with an automobile accident. The attorney failed to file the lawsuit in a timely manner and the Plaintiff was initially denied her ability to achieve any monies from the original lawsuit. Read More
settlement awarded to a man who was a victim of an automobile accident. Plaintiff was a passenger who was rear-ended by another driver. Following the accident, he suffered a long term back injury. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who aggravated a pre-existing back condition when she slipped and fell at the entrance to a casino. Read More
awarded to a woman who suffered a rotator cuff tear from an automobile accident. Read More