Two Oregon marijuana processing workers are making premises liability claims against their bosses after experiencing serious injuries following an explosion in the plant. The owners were making hash oil with butane when an explosion broke out. To get injury coverage in Colorado and Wyoming, you need to prove that the owner had a duty to protect you, and that their negligence led to your injuries. The premises that the owner is responsible for is more than just the main building. It can be parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, and other property that they own.

How to Prove There Was Premises Liability

• Does your employer own the property? If your employer owns, leases, or operates in the building where the injuries occurred, they have a duty to inspect the property to ensure that it is reasonably safe. Even if you are injured on an unsafe property that isn’t owned by an employer, you may still try to press charges on any property owner in many cases.
• Was there negligence involved? In a premises liability case, it needs to be proven that your injuries were caused by property owner negligence. Would the owners have been able to reasonably predict that damage would have been caused by their action? Do the owners have a duty to keep you safe? In the case cited above, the workers are making claims that their employer was negligent because making butane hash oil has a reasonable risk for explosions.

Under premises liability, employers and property owners have the duty to inspect their operation properties, provide reasonable amounts of safety, eliminate foreseeable dangerous situations, and provide security for their buildings. If you believe an employer or property owner may have failed to provide these things for you, contacting a premises liability attorney can help you get the coverage you deserve for your injuries.

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