{"id":392,"date":"2013-10-29T06:17:42","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T06:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:33:13","slug":"forklift-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/?page_id=392","title":{"rendered":"Forklift Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/forklift-injuries.jpg\" alt=\"forklift injuries\" width=\"222\" height=\"180\" \/>Forklifts&#8217; capacity to move heavy equipment is accompanied by a high degree of danger when operated negligently. Severe injuries, spine injuries, head injuries, amputations and deaths often result from fork lift operator negligence. Companies using forklifts are responsible for the negligence of their employees. These companies also have a duty to exercise proper care in hiring, training and supervising the fork lift operators who work for them. This duty including both creating and implementing safety policies and procedures to keep people safe on the job.<\/p>\n<p>Fork lift accident injury cases often result from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operator Negligence;<\/li>\n<li>Collisions with workers on the ground;<\/li>\n<li>Failure to follow safety policies and procedure;<\/li>\n<li>Equipment malfunctions;<\/li>\n<li>Attempting to move unstable loads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <div id=\"author-info\" class=\" well clearfix\">\n        <div class=\"author-image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/stephen-boutros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n                               <img alt=\"Stephen Boutros, Esq.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byline-Image-Stephen-Boutros.png\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Byline-Image-Stephen-Boutros.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-90 photo\" height=\"90\" width=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div> \n        <div class=\"author-bio\">\n                <p><b>Stephen Boutros<\/b>\u00a0has dedicated over 27 years to advocating for the rights of victims. He focuses on aggressively seeking justice and ensuring that victims of personal injury receive the fullest possible compensation for their injuries and suffering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call For Free Consultation\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(713) 425-4300\">(713) 425-4300<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<p>Get the legal representation you need and deserve by contacting Stephen Boutros, LTD.<\/p>\n<p>Workers who were crushed or pinned by forklifts in forklift injury accidents, injured by a forklift malfunction or were hurt because a forklift operator violated the safety rules need aggressive legal help from a personal injury lawyer with a strong track record of success.<\/p>\n<p>I will investigate your case and prepare it for negotiations while working with highly experienced investigators, accident reconstructionist, medical experts and others, and can protect your rights. For more information regarding your rights following a forklift accident, please contact my firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forklifts&#8217; capacity to move heavy equipment is accompanied by a high degree of danger when operated negligently. Severe injuries, spine injuries, head injuries, amputations and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boutroslaw.com\/?page_id=392\" class=\"read-more-link\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6,4],"class_list":["post-392","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-done","category-personal-injury","category-stephen-boutros"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Harris County, Texas Forklift Injuries Attorney<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Injured in a forklift accident in Houston, Texas? 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