Texas leads the nation in industrial burn injuries — and has more ABA-verified burn centers than almost any other state. Texas law also contains unique provisions that dramatically affect the rights of burn victims compared to workers in other states.
Five ABA-verified burn centers serve Texas — more than almost any other state. Your treatment records from any of these facilities are critical evidence in a burn injury claim.
One of the nation's oldest burn units. Serves the Galveston-Texas City industrial corridor and Gulf Coast petrochemical region.
Level I Trauma Center. Primary burn facility for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and surrounding North Texas region.
Located in the world's largest medical complex. Serves Houston's industrial, petrochemical, and offshore workforce.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center. Military and civilian patients. One of the most advanced burn facilities in the world.
West Texas's only ABA-verified burn center. Primary facility for oilfield, agricultural, and industrial burns across the Permian Basin.
Texas is the only state in the country that does not require employers to carry workers' compensation insurance. Approximately 1 in 3 Texas employers "opts out" — meaning they have no workers' comp coverage. When you are injured working for a non-subscriber in Texas:
Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 41.003 allows punitive (exemplary) damages when a defendant's act or omission involves malice, fraud, or gross negligence — defined as an act or omission involving an extreme degree of risk with conscious indifference to the rights, safety, or welfare of others. Many workplace burn accidents — particularly those involving known safety violations that were repeatedly ignored — meet this standard.
Texas Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003 imposes a 2-year deadline for personal injury claims, running from the date of injury. Claims against government entities require a notice of claim within 6 months under the Texas Tort Claims Act.
For oilfield burn victims, the Texas Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act (TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 127.001) limits the ability of drilling contractors to contractually shift liability to smaller service companies — protecting injured oilfield workers' rights to pursue the well operator for damages.
Whether you were burned in a Permian Basin oilfield, a Houston Ship Channel plant, a Dallas construction site, or anywhere else in Texas — the law provides you with significant rights. Many Texas employers are non-subscribers, giving you the right to sue directly for full damages.
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