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Dallas Amputation Injuries: Key Facts Saws, Conveyors and Packaging Lines Drunk Driving Crashes and Lost Limbs Contact Our Dallas Office Frequently Asked QuestionsDallas Amputation Injuries: Key Facts
- OSHA proposed more than $1 million in penalties against a grocery chain in 2022. Butchers lost fingertips on band saws, including at a Dallas store on Ross Avenue.
- Dallas employers reported at least 75 work amputations to OSHA from 2021 through November 2025. Packaging machines, conveyors and butchering equipment were common sources.
- Texas’s cap on punitive damages does not apply to intoxication assault. That matters when a drunk driver causes an amputation.
- Parkland became the first certified Level I trauma center in Texas in 1983. It is Dallas County’s public hospital.
Saws, Conveyors and Packaging Lines
In 2022, OSHA cited Fiesta Mart for seven willful violations and proposed $1,015,189 in penalties after two employees suffered fingertip amputations on band saws at its Ross Avenue store in Dallas and a Plano store. OSHA said it was the 13th time in nine years it had cited the chain for unguarded band saws.
Dallas employers’ severe injury reports describe meat-cutting saws, jammed packaging machines and belt conveyors. A pattern of past injuries can show an employer knew of the danger.
Employers Without Workers’ Comp
If your employer opted out of workers’ comp, you can sue it directly. Under Section 406.033, it cannot argue you were careless or assumed the risk, and any waiver you signed before the injury is void.
Drunk Driving Crashes and Lost Limbs
On New Year’s Day 2024, a pickup hit a man who was near his motorcycle on McKee Street, and the crash severed his left leg. The driver was charged with intoxication assault. On New Year’s Day 2026, a 7-year-old lost part of his leg after an alleged drunk driver struck his family’s car on a Dallas highway.
Punitive Damages for Drunk Drivers
Texas usually caps exemplary damages, but under Section 41.008 the cap does not apply when the harm comes from conduct that is felony intoxication assault. A criminal case and your civil claim move separately.
Contact Our Dallas Office
Our Dallas office is at 12801 N Central Expy, Suite 445. We gather OSHA files, police reports and medical records and plan for your lifetime care. Rehabilitation often takes place at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, which has an accredited amputation program. See our work injury, forklift accident and motorcycle accident pages. For statewide rules, see our Texas amputation injury page.
Call 956-982-1800. You pay nothing unless we win.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Dallas Amputation Injury FAQs
Can I sue my employer after losing a finger on a band saw?
If your employer has no workers’ comp, yes, and it cannot blame your own carelessness. If it has coverage, benefits are usually your remedy against it, but the saw’s maker may still be liable.
Can I get punitive damages from a drunk driver?
Possibly. Exemplary damages require clear and convincing proof, and the usual cap does not apply to harm from felony intoxication assault.
Does the driver’s criminal case decide my injury claim?
No. A conviction can help, but your civil claim is separate, has its own two-year deadline and does not wait for the criminal case.
What damages can I recover after losing a leg?
Medical and prosthetic costs, lost earning capacity, pain, mental anguish, physical impairment and disfigurement, along with costs to adapt your home and vehicle.
How much does a Dallas amputation lawyer cost?
Nothing up front. We work on contingency, so you pay no attorney fees unless we win. Call 469-759-1323 to talk with our Dallas team.
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In Dallas, many amputations happen on meat saws, packaging machines and conveyors. Others happen when a drunk driver hits a car or a person on the side of the road. Each kind of case has its own rules for what you can recover.
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