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The leading cause of work-related fatalities is workplace motor vehicle crashes. To prevent job-related fatalities in motor vehicle crashes, employers should establish and enforce workplace driver safety policies. For starters, it has been estimated that 56% of fatally injured workers were not wearing a seat belt and/or had no seat belt available.
Drivers who are injured while performing job-related duties in a company car, truck, delivery van, or bus may be eligible to receive worker's compensation. Even if the accident is your fault, you will still be covered by Texas Workers Compensation since you were driving in order to perform job-related duties. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the crash, you may be entitled to additional compensation from a variety of sources and only an experienced Texas Accident Attorney will know about your third party claims. Your employer's insurance may cover your medical bills but may not fully compensate you for lost wages, permanent disability, and mental anguish.
Factors Which Contribute to Fatal Texas Workplace Motor Vehicle Accidents:
- Running off the road or failing to stay in the proper lane
- Driving over the speed limit or too fast for conditions
- Driver inattention
- Driver fatigue
On-the-Job Injuries from Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents:
- Taxi drivers
- Pizza delivery drivers
- Bus drivers
- FedEx drivers
- Commercial truck drivers
- Bicycle Delivery Service people
- Accident in a police cruiser while on duty
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