Firm Partner Benny Agosto, Jr. will be investigating a recent incident involving a worker who was killed in an industrial accident at Houston Tubulars, Inc. on 13600 Hatfield Road in Pearland, Texas. The site is just west of Mykawa Road and north of Broadway. According to a listing for the National Association of Steel Pipes Distributors, Houston Tubulars is a pipe reconditioning company.
The incident occurred at about 9:20 a.m. on Friday June 8, 2018, according to Pearland Police spokesman James Wells. The worker was moving a large pipe in the yard with another person, when a wood bracket supporting the pipe broke. The worker was crushed to death. An inspection of the scene and equipment will take place on Monday, June 18, 2018.
Every year, hundreds of individuals are injured or killed due to workplace accidents. Accidents can occur in many forms including slip and falls, transportation and vehicle-related accidents, being caught in or struck by moving machinery, or crush-related incidents like what happened here.
For over 68 years, Abraham Watkins has successfully represented injured people and families who fall victim to catastrophes. Our attorneys have the knowledge, experience and resources necessary to obtain just compensation their clients. If you or someone you know has been injured or killed in a workplace accident, it is important to understand your right to recover. Contact Benny Agosto, Jr. at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, 800 Commerce Street, Houston, Texas 77002 or by telephone at (713) 222-7211.