Engine room accidents can cause serious or fatal injuries for people working nearby and for others on the ship. You can’t prevent every engine room accident from happening, but there are specific steps that you can take to protect your recovery.
It can be difficult to think clearly in an emergency. Therefore, we encourage all maritime workers to know what to do in case an engine room accident occurs. Specifically, you can:
- Get to safety. You may need to extinguish a fire, leave the engine room, abandon the boat, or take other precautions to prevent further injury.
- Take pictures and note who was around at the time of the accident. This information could help you determine the cause of the accident later.
- Get medical help. First aid should be available on the ship. If you or anyone else is seriously hurt, request onshore medical attention. Depending on your location and the nature of your injuries, another vessel or a helicopter may rescue you or aid your ship in returning to shore.
- Don't sign anything without talking to a lawyer. Don't agree to a settlement until you talk to your attorney. Once you sign the papers, you may not be able to recover any additional compensation for your injuries.
- Call an experienced maritime injury lawyer. Maritime law is complex. You need an attorney with this specific legal expertise to help you protect your rights.
These five steps can help you protect your fair recovery of damages in a Jones Act case or another type of maritime injury lawsuit.
What If You Miss a Step?
The steps described above may make your maritime injury case easier, but don’t worry if you miss one. The sudden shock of an engine room accident or the immediate nature of your injury treatment could prevent you from doing one or more things on this list, and you may still make a full recovery.
However, contacting a maritime injury lawyer is one step that you should not skip. Start a live chat with Steven M. Lee, P.C. today for more tips about protecting your rights.
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Five Steps to Take After an Engine Room Accident
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