Food trucks are a great way to get a taste of the world given their prevalence in just about every city, with a dozen or more spaced out over a certain radius. Therefore, one can drive just ten minutes out of the city center and get Japanese food, or head out to a well-known Spanish barrio and have the best tamales without hightailing it to Mexico. This means that food trucks are fast outpacing traditional restaurants, without the eye-gouging sky-high prices found at most eateries. That said, this convenience often belies their danger due to a few things we shall look at this article; however, it is important to note that the minute you approach these trucks and place an order, you establish a customer-server or business operator relationship bound by the laws of premises liability law.

That is to say, if you get injured while working in a food truck or around it, the business owner is legally obligated to compensate you for said injuries as it can be reasonably inferred they failed in their duty of care towards you to keep you safe from known or foreseeable dangers. If you got burnt via a grease fire while working at a food truck, or a propane tank exploded while you were in close proximity to one, you may be entitled to significant financial compensation – read on to find out how our best food truck injury attorneys can help you secure this compensation in a fast and safe manner.

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Are you looking for an injury lawyer? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced, countrywide personal-injury attorneys at McCready Law have combined experience spanning over 90 years where we’ve helped tens of thousands of injured Americans from all corners of the country as well as from various socioeconomic backgrounds, helping them recover money damages after getting injured on account of the negligent actions of other individuals or large corporations.

To date, we have recovered over $260 million and counting for our clients, and our success is due to a number of factors such as personally handling all claims that come into the firm and not letting paralegals or inexperienced legal assistants work on them as seen in most law firms, our commitment in making sure that we put a capable and aggressive team for each claim made of physicians, investigators as well as industry-respected experts, as well as not being afraid to litigate claims in a court of law if we believe the client deserves maximum compensation based on your injuries or the actions of the defendant.

We also work with a team of well-renowned experts in the medical, investigative, forensic, and accounting fields in order to come up with a case replete with objective evidence, medical rationale for your injuries tying them to the accident and the defendant’s negligence as well as quantifying your injuries by way of compensable damages to ensure you get the compensation you truly deserve. We run a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), and we have nationwide reach thanks to our vast and trusted network of referral attorneys. Last but not least is the fact that we take on all cases on a contingency-fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf.

How Injuries Occur in or Around Food Trucks

Here are some of the ways one can potentially get injured at or inside a food truck

1. The propane gas system is a network of high pressure regulators, lines, tanks and connections. This means that should there be just one single point of failure such as corrosion in a fuel line, or a cracked regulator, gas could leak out and the tiniest source of ignition such as that of an electrical switch or pilot light may lead to a catastrophic and violent flash fire that instantly engulfs one and all
2. A grease fire which is particularly injurious due to the high temperatures associated with operating a deep fryer can trigger an all-engulfing fire due to spilt oil that comes into contact with the open flame. What’s dangerous about a grease fire is that if it happens in the closed confined of a food truck, everything else may consequently catch on fire including cardboard, paper supplies, more cooking oil, and the propane system, resulting in a spectacular yet deadly explosion.

Are Food Truck Injuries Compensable by Law?

It is important to note that while to the untrained eye food truck accidents may seem like flukes of nature or even acts of god, the reality is that human action or lack thereof is the causative agent when it comes to these events. For instance, failure to set up the gas and propane system in line with the National Fire Protection Association or NFPA code 58 may be the central reason the propane gas exploded in the first place. In addition, not training staff on food and hazards handling may lead to said staff making uninformed decisions while operating the stove, leading to their injury or that of others.

To this end, it is possible to file a lawsuit to recover money damages if one got injured inside or near a food truck. Compensable damages often include things like the cost of present and future medical care, the cost of reconstructive surgeries due to severe burns, lost wages and loss of future earning capacity, punitive damages, the cost of bringing forth a lawsuit and so much more.

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If you or a loved one suffered severe, disfiguring burns in a food truck propane explosion or grease fire, McCready Law has your back — simply give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 so we can speak with one of our experienced and attentive injury attorneys regardless of where you are in the country. Remember, the call is 100% FREE, and there is no legal obligation and nothing to sign. Thank you for choosing McCready Law; we look forward to helping you get the justice and compensation you deserve.