Welding Accident Attorney in Dallas

Engineering Analysis & Clinical Injury Assessment, Built Into Every Case

Welding accident claims turn on two questions: what caused the accident, and how badly was the worker hurt? At Marchand Law, both of those questions are answered in-house. David Marchand holds an MS in Aerodynamics from Georgia Tech and spent years as an aeronautical design engineer analyzing mechanical systems and equipment failures. Leanna Marchand is a licensed registered nurse and attorney with over 25 years of clinical experience evaluating burn, respiratory, and electrocution injuries. When your case involves defective equipment, OSHA violations, and serious long-term injuries, that combined depth is built into the attorneys handling your file from day one.

We serve clients throughout Dallas and Dallas County. David and Leanna personally manage every case from intake through resolution. No associates. No hand-offs.

If you were injured in a welding accident in Dallas, call us at (903) 345-1807 to speak directly with David or Leanna about your situation.

Why Dallas Welding Accident Victims Work with Marchand Law

Most personal injury firms hire forensic engineers and medical consultants when a case gets technically complex. We don’t start from that deficit. David’s engineering background applies directly to the causation questions in welding cases: whether a grounding system was defective, whether equipment met applicable safety standards, whether an employer’s OSHA compliance failures contributed to the accident. That analysis begins at intake, not after a retained expert finally returns a call.

Leanna’s dual licensure as an attorney and registered nurse means she can read your medical records critically, evaluate whether your treatment reflects the actual severity of your injuries, and work directly with your treating physicians to document long-term consequences. A damages claim for serious burn injuries, arc eye, or occupational lung disease requires that clinical precision. She brings it.

Together, David and Leanna bring 60 combined years of experience to high-stakes, technically demanding cases. Leanna was recognized as a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 attorney for 2019–2020. David has more than 30 years of trial experience in construction injuries, manufacturing plant injuries, and chemical exposure cases. These aren’t practice areas we recently added. They are the core of what Marchand Law does.

Injuries Caused by Welding Accidents

Welding generates intense heat, ultraviolet radiation, electrical current, toxic fumes, and significant noise. The injuries that follow range from acute trauma to conditions that worsen over months or years.

Common welding injuries include:

• Thermal and arc flash burns from contact with the arc, molten spatter, or superheated metal surfaces
• Arc eye (photokeratitis), an ultraviolet radiation burn to the cornea that may not produce symptoms until hours after exposure
• Inhalation injuries from welding fumes containing manganese, hexavalent chromium, and metal oxides, which can cause occupational lung disease and manganism (manganese-induced neurological damage)
• Electrocution and electrical shock from improperly grounded equipment, defective wiring, or contact with an energized component
• Blast trauma and traumatic burns from fires or explosions triggered by welding near flammable gases or inadequately purged containers
• Hearing loss from sustained high-decibel noise in industrial environments without adequate hearing protection

Fume-related respiratory disease and neurological damage from manganese exposure are latent injuries. The full severity may not be apparent at the time of the accident, and quantifying these conditions for a damages claim requires expert medical documentation. That’s exactly why Leanna’s clinical background matters when the worst consequences emerge over time.

Compensation You May Be Able to Recover

A serious welding injury can end or permanently alter a worker’s ability to return to their trade. We pursue the full range of available damages to reflect that reality.

Economic damages may include current and future medical expenses, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, rehabilitation costs, and home modification costs if permanent disability results. Non-economic damages may include pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life. In fatal welding accidents, surviving family members may pursue a wrongful death claim under Texas law for funeral expenses, loss of financial support, and loss of companionship.

The full value of a claim often depends on accurately projecting future medical needs and what the injury means for a worker’s long-term earning capacity. That calculation requires both clinical analysis of the injury trajectory and technical analysis of the worker’s trade demands. We handle both.

Texas Law & Your Welding Accident Claim

Texas doesn’t require private employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Employers who opt out (non-subscribers) lose standard liability defenses, which means an injured worker can sue them directly for negligence without the exclusive-remedy bar that would otherwise apply. If the employer does carry workers’ compensation coverage, you generally can’t sue the employer directly, but you may still bring a third-party claim against a contractor, equipment manufacturer, or property owner whose negligence contributed to the accident.

Texas law generally allows two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury or third-party lawsuit. Claims involving government entities may carry shorter notice requirements. Texas also follows a modified comparative fault rule: a plaintiff found to be 51% or more at fault can’t recover damages, which makes early investigation of fault allocation important in any contested case.

Evidence doesn’t wait. Safety records, equipment maintenance logs, and incident reports can be altered, replaced, or destroyed. The sooner an attorney is involved, the better positioned you may be to protect your claim.

Talk to a Welding Accident Attorney in Dallas Today

After a welding accident, preserve any physical evidence you can, request a copy of any incident report, seek medical attention promptly, and consult an attorney before giving a recorded statement to your employer’s insurer. That sequence matters.

Marchand Law offers confidential consultations for injured workers in Dallas and Dallas County. You’ll speak directly with David or Leanna, not with support staff. Call us at (903) 345-1807 to get started.