Coal Mining and Industrial Accidents
The personal injury attorneys at Shaffer & Shaffer, PLLC fight to get maximum compensation for accident victims and their families
The attorneys at Shaffer & Shaffer, PLLC have decades of experience representing coal mining and industrial accident victims and their families. If you are injured, or if a loved one did not survive a coal mining or industrial accident, Shaffer & Shaffer attorneys thoroughly investigate the accident to determine the causes and identify all potential defendants to hold responsible for your suffering and losses. When a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit is filed, coal mine operators, company owners, and at-fault parties may try to attribute blame to the victim or others. The attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer aggressively assert your claims to maximize your compensation.
Several types of coal mining and industrial accidents are handled, including—
- Roof falls
- Rib rolls
- Underground equipment related injuries involving miners, shuttle cars, scoops, roof bolt machines, and other underground coal mine equipment
- Surface mining equipment related injuries involving coal haulers, rock trucks, bulldozers, end loaders and excavators, and other surface mining equipment
- Coal mine explosions
- Silicosis and silica dust exposure
- Defective drilling and other excavating equipment
- Conveyor belt accidents
- Unsafe work sites or mining operations
- Forklift and industrial machinery accidents
- Defective industrial equipment
- Failure to warn of unsafe conditions
Achieving results with tough negotiating and aggressive litigation
The attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer are thoroughly familiar with personal injury law and the West Virginia and federal safety rules and regulations that owners and operators often violate. Leveraging that knowledge, Shaffer & Shaffer attorneys are skilled negotiators and frequently achieve attractive monetary settlements for their clients. However, their attorneys are also aggressive trial attorneys, called upon to achieve results with favorable jury verdicts.
If the attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer decide to take on your case, no fee is charged unless money is recovered.
Contact Shaffer & Shaffer for a free consultation
To speak with one of the injury and wrongful death attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer, call 304.369.0511 (Madison), or 304.344.8716 (Charleston). You may also contact the attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer online.
