Defective Farm Equipment Accidents and Claims

If you or someone in your family has been seriously injured in an accident involving defective or malfunctioning farm machinery or equipment, contact a San Antonio product liability attorney today for a free consultation about your right to compensation.

Today's family farm in Texas is as likely as not to cover 2,000 acres, with increasingly expensive and sophisticated equipment doing much of the work. In cases involving defective design or dangerous modifications to any of the machinery, serious or fatal accidents can result. These include traumatic amputation, head injuries, back injuries, multiple fractures, asphyxiation, or exposure to toxic levels of dangerous herbicides and pesticides.

With years of personal injury litigation experience, our lawyers have a solid understanding of the risks of farm work and the dangers inherent in defective or poorly designed equipment. We can help you recover damages against defendant manufacturers and distributors of such machines and implements as the following:

• Tractors, combines, and cultivators
• Bulldozers and front end loaders
• Augers
• Balers
• Grain carts
• Rotary mowers

Most farm machines have crush points, pinch points, cutting edges, or rotary drives that too often are unshielded. In a long day's work, it can sometimes be easy to forget that they are even running. Any loose clothing, strap, or belt can trap a farmer or farm worker into a dangerous machine with disastrous results. Emergency shutoff features frequently do not work in time to avoid the loss of a limb or even worse injuries.

Our lawyers know how to investigate and present claims for compensation in defective farm equipment accident cases. For a free consultation about your claim, contact O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath, and learn more about your rights.