Non-Subscriber Injuries Go Beyond the Retail Floor
At Sandoval Armstrong, PLLC, we’ve seen firsthand how injured workers across Dallas-Fort Worth and North Texas are affected by employers who choose not to carry traditional workers’ compensation coverage. While many non-subscriber injury cases happen in retail environments—such as Walmart, Lowe’s, Kroger, HEB, Amazon, and Costco—there’s a growing number of injuries occurring in warehouse and distribution centers.
Just like in retail settings, workers in these facilities suffer injuries from lifting, slipping, tripping, falling, pulling, or pushing. But warehouses and distribution centers present additional hazards, especially involving industrial equipment. When workers and machinery intersect, the risk of serious injury—or even death—increases dramatically.
We’re seeing more cases involving forklifts, order pickers, pallet jacks (manual and electric), skid steer loaders, and conveyor belts—all of which are common in warehouse operations and can cause severe injuries.
If you’ve been hurt working in a warehouse or distribution center for a Texas non-subscriber employer, don’t wait. Contact Sandoval Armstrong, PLLC today. We proudly serve injured workers throughout Dallas and the North Texas region.
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- Warehouse and Distribution Center Injuries! (Forklifts, Pallet Jacks and Conveyors)
- Don’t Expect Dallas and North Texas Non-Subscriber Employers to Protect Your Rights After a Work Injury!
- Protect Your Rights as an Injured Worker in North Texas!!
If you work for a Texas non-subscriber and you have suffered an injury that resulted from the use of industrial equipment, you need to understand that you may not be receiving all the benefits that you are entitled to. Non-subscriber companies have a private insurance programs that provides minimal medical and wage benefits. Often times, you end up having a real difficult time continuing to work! Often, the company and their insurance try to pass responsibility to someone else. They push for injured workers to take leave or to request short and long-term disability. The reality is, when you’ve suffered a serious work injury working for a Texas Non-subscriber, if it was your employer’s fault, they owe you a lot more that just medical and wage benefits.
Warehouse and Distribution Center Injuries! (Forklifts, Pallet Jacks and Conveyors)
Non-subscriber companies need large spaces to store and ship products to their retail spaces or to customers. With so many employees working at these facilities, there is a high risk of injury when some employees are working on foot while others are operating moving equipment like forklifts and electric pallet jacks. Usually, in a warehouse or distribution center, injuries occur
- when there is a lack of communication between those operating the equipment like forklifts, electric pallet jacks or conveyor belt systems;
- when equipment is poorly maintained and malfunctions;
- when operators are not trained properly
- when there is a lack of supervision in the warehouse or distribution center.
Suffering a serious injury can result in the need for medical care for the rest of your life. You may also never be able to be able to perform the same type of work as you had before. These are damages that your non-subscriber employer’s insurance will not cover. You have to consider whether you would have a basis to file a lawsuit against your employer for the lasting impact that the serious injury has made on you and your family’s ability to live a comfortable and safe life!
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Don’t Expect Dallas and North Texas Non-Subscriber Employers to Protect Your Rights After a Work Injury
After a workplace injury, Texas non-subscriber employers often fail to take the proper steps to document what really happened. Surveillance footage conveniently disappears. No photos are taken. And in many cases, no one even interviews the people who were present when the incident occurred. Sometimes, the equipment involved in the injury also goes missing.
If you’ve been injured on the job in Dallas or anywhere in North Texas, you can’t count on your employer to protect the evidence—or to look out for your best interest. The truth is, they’re protecting themselves. They may tell you that you don’t need legal help or that everything is being handled—but that’s often far from the truth.
At Sandoval Armstrong, PLLC, we’ve seen these tactics time and time again. Don’t fall for the myths. Don’t wait. And don’t assume your employer has your back.
Talk to an experienced work injury attorney who knows how to protect your rights.
Protect Your Rights as an Injured Worker in North Texas!
If you’ve been injured on the job, it’s critical that you understand your rights from the very beginning. The steps you take immediately after your injury can make all the difference in the outcome of your case. Act quickly—and wisely. The sooner you know what you’re up against, the better you can protect yourself.
Remember, your employer and their insurance representatives are already trained and coached—by lawyers—to minimize the company’s legal exposure. Their goal is to protect the company, not you. Facing them alone is like climbing uphill in the mud—unfair, exhausting, and dangerous.
Don’t let them take advantage of you. Get the legal guidance you deserve.
Attorney Hector Sandoval has extensive experience handling non-subscriber warehouse and distribution center cases across Texas, including right here in Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, McKinney, and surrounding North Texas communities.
At Sandoval Armstrong, PLLC, we’re ready to listen and fight for your rights. Call us today at (214) 214-3777 to discuss your case. Don’t let misinformation or fear hold you back.
