Arkansas's agricultural, timber, and natural gas industries create significant burn injury risk statewide. Arkansas Children's Hospital Burn Center in Little Rock is the state's ABA-verified resource for pediatric and adult burn patients — and the medical records generated there form the foundation of any burn injury claim.
Arkansas's ABA-verified burn center serves the entire state. Treatment records from this facility are critical evidence in any burn injury claim.
Arkansas's only ABA-verified burn center at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Treats pediatric and adult burn patients from agricultural, timber, poultry processing, and natural gas industry accidents across the state.
Arkansas law gives burn injury victims three years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105. Missing this deadline permanently bars your claim. For wrongful death burn cases, the estate has three years from the date of death under § 16-62-102.
Do not delay. Evidence deteriorates, witnesses disappear, and the sooner an attorney investigates, the stronger your claim.
Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission (AWCC) covers most workplace burn injuries. Workers' comp provides the exclusive remedy against your employer — but third-party claims against equipment manufacturers, chemical suppliers, contractors, and property owners are fully preserved and can recover pain and suffering, full lost wages, and other damages that workers' comp does not cover.
Arkansas follows a modified comparative fault system. You may recover damages as long as you are 49% or less at fault. If you are found 50% or more at fault, you are barred from recovery. Your award is reduced proportionately by your percentage of fault below that threshold.
If your burn was caused by someone else's negligence — a dangerous worksite, defective machinery, a chemical supplier's failure to warn, or an unsafe property — you likely have a viable claim. Arkansas burn victims may recover:
Arkansas's leading burn injury industries include poultry and food processing, timber and sawmill operations, natural gas extraction and pipeline work, agricultural chemical handling, and construction. Workers in these sectors often have third-party claims against equipment manufacturers and chemical companies in addition to workers' comp benefits.
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