Mississippi Industrial Accident Lawyer
Fighting for Injured Industrial Workers & Their Families in Jackson, Ridgeland & Madison County
When heavy machinery jams, a conveyor snaps its guard, or a corroded pipeline lets loose in a flash of fire, the result is not a “workplace mishap”—it is a life-altering industrial disaster. Ridgeland and the greater Jackson metro area sit amid distribution hubs, plastics and chemical facilities, metal fabrication shops, and aging energy infrastructure. In 2023 alone, Mississippi recorded 72 on-the-job deaths; explosions, fires, and transportation incidents together accounted for more than half of them. The state’s industrial sector keeps local workers employed, but it also makes them the most likely to suffer harm when safety corners are cut.
If an industrial accident left you catastrophically injured or claimed the life of someone you love, you deserve answers. You deserve compensation that will help provide for medical costs, ongoing care, and lost earnings. You deserve a chance at a brighter future, and Mississippi industrial accident lawyer Mark Sledge is here to help you secure just that.
Contact T. Mark Sledge, Attorney at Law today to learn more. Your consultation is free, and if we take your case, you pay nothing unless we win.
Causes of Industrial Accidents in Mississippi
- Fast-Growing Manufacturing Corridors: From I-55’s warehouse parks to the Nissan assembly plant in nearby Canton, pressure to meet production deadlines can lead to disabled machine guards, rushed lockout/tagout procedures, or understaffed maintenance shifts.
- Construction & Utility Work: Road-widening projects along County Line Road and underground utility jobs expose crews to trench collapses, struck-by hazards, and electrocution when safety measures aren’t followed to the letter.
- Warehouse & Logistics Hubs: Madison County’s distribution centers rely on forklifts, automated palletizers, and fast-moving delivery trucks. Without designated spotters and other preventative measures, workers can be crushed or pinned by these heavy vehicles.
- Plant & Refinery Processes: High-pressure vessels, volatile chemicals, and hot work at nearby petroleum and chemical plants put workers at risk when inspections are skipped, turnarounds are rushed, or maintenance is ignored.
What to Do After an Industrial Accident in Mississippi
What you do—and don’t do—immediately after an industrial accident can have a tremendous impact not only on your physical well-being but on your ability to seek fair compensation for the harm you’ve experienced. It is important to seek medical care as soon as possible, even if you do not feel that you have been seriously injured. Some trauma, like soft tissue damage or brain injuries, may not be immediately apparent. Seeing a doctor also establishes a record of your treatment.
Seek emergency care first, then protect your rights:
- Report the incident to your supervisor or other appropriate party.
- Avoid giving detailed recorded statements until you have legal counsel.
- Preserve evidence such as damaged PPE, photographs, and coworker contact info.
- Follow medical advice, as gaps in treatment can undermine recovery and compensation.
- Call a Mississippi industrial accident lawyer to discuss your legal rights and options.
It is important to seek legal counsel quickly—critical video or machine data can be overwritten within days. Your employer is also likely already investigating the matter, and they and their insurance provider are going to do what they can to protect their best interests (and bottom line), not yours. Make sure your rights are protected.
Beyond Workers’ Comp
Finding Every Source of Compensation
State workers’ compensation provides limited wage replacement and medical coverage, but it does not pay for pain, suffering, or full lost earning capacity. When a Mississippi industrial accident stems from someone other than the direct employer, injured employees (or grieving families) may pursue a separate “third-party” lawsuit.
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Building an Industrial Accident Case
Mark’s unique courtroom perspective, from both sides of the bench, shapes every investigation we conduct. From the start, we move quickly to lock down the scene, issuing preservation notices, documenting skid marks, debris fields, machine guards, and securing SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) or PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) data before equipment can be reset or altered.
Working with investigators and experts in engineering, accident reconstruction, and industrial safety, we conduct a full root-cause analysis to trace the failure back to the defective weld, missing lockout, or ignored alarm that triggered the disaster. As the investigation develops, we build a comprehensive case for fair compensation by collaborating with economists and life-care planners to calculate long-term medical costs, future surgeries, home modifications, and decades of lost income.
Every industrial accident case is prepared for trial from the beginning, making it clear to insurers and corporate defendants that any settlement offer must reflect the true, lifelong cost of the injury—or we will let a Mississippi jury decide.
Contact our office at (601) 768-2165 or reach us online for a free consultation.
