Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter

Your Nebraska Lawyers

Defective Machine Lawyers

Modern agricultural and industrial machinery, amazing in its power and efficiency, allows our nation to be one of the most productive in the world. However, when the negligence of a manufacturer, installer, or maintenance contractor renders a machine unsafe, workers’ limbs and lives are at risk.

Lawyers at our Lincoln, Nebraska, firm, Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O., have extensive experience representing clients in personal injury claims involving defective machinery. When handling a product liability case involving manufacturing or farm equipment, the attorneys call on scientists and other experts to identify the cause of the accident and the full extent of our client’s loss. Our attorneys are prepared to handle claims involving a wide range of industrial and farm equipment accidents, including those involving the following factors:

• Cases where a tool and die operator or industrial worker using a machine press or cutting machine suffered amputation of fingers, toes, or hands
• Heavy equipment such as tractors, bulldozers, bobcats, cranes, excavators, and graders were unstable and rolled over
• Farm equipment exposed agricultural workers to anhydrous ammonia or fertilizer
• A power take off (PTO) was missing a safety guard
• Warehouse equipment including forklifts and conveyor belts was not properly maintained
• Machinery with inadequate warnings or use labels
• Equipment that has been modified
• OSHA violations
• Negligent maintenance

See our Significant Cases for more information. If you or a member of your family has been seriously injured by a dangerous machine is important to consult a lawyer at the first opportunity after the accident. In that way valuable evidence can be preserved and witness statements can be taken while the witness’s memories are fresh. There may be a number of parties responsible for an injury sustained in these workplace accidents.

Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O. serves clients in communities throughout Nebraska, including Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, Norfolk, Hastings, North Platte, and Beatrice, helping our clients recover fair compensation for serious personal injury and wrongful death claims. If you would like to speak with a member of the firm, or have any question for us, please contact our office to make arrangements for a free consultation.