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A serious logging accident can leave you with life-changing injuries, months away from work, and questions about how your family will move forward. While workers’ compensation may cover some medical expenses and lost wages, it is not always the only option. If another company, contractor, equipment manufacturer, or property owner contributed to your injuries, you may have the right to pursue additional compensation through a third-party claim.
At Conner, Marr & Pinski, we’ve represented Montana families since 1974. We know logging is more than a job for many people across the state. It supports families, small communities, and local businesses from the forests around Kalispell and Libby to timber operations near Missoula and beyond. When someone else’s negligence causes a preventable injury, our team is prepared to fight for the financial recovery you deserve.
Many injured workers assume workers’ compensation is their only source of recovery. That is not always true. If someone other than your employer played a role in causing the accident, you may have grounds for a separate personal injury claim.
Third-party claims can arise when injuries are caused by:
Unlike workers’ compensation benefits, a successful third-party claim may allow you to recover damages for pain and suffering, the full value of lost income, future medical care, and other losses that workers’ compensation may not cover.
Logging remains one of Montana’s most demanding industries. Crews work around heavy equipment, steep terrain, changing weather, and unpredictable conditions every day. When safety takes a back seat, serious injuries can happen in seconds.
Some of the most common causes of logging accidents include:
These incidents often result in catastrophic injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple fractures, crush injuries, amputations, and permanent disabilities that prevent workers from returning to the careers they’ve built.
Every logging accident deserves a careful investigation. While an employer may provide workers’ compensation coverage, another party may share responsibility for what happened.
Depending on the circumstances, liability may extend to a contractor overseeing part of the project, a trucking company hauling timber, a manufacturer that produced defective equipment, or a property owner who failed to maintain a reasonably safe work site. Identifying every responsible party is one of the most important steps in maximizing your financial recovery.
Our legal team works with investigators and industry experts to examine accident reports, equipment records, maintenance logs, witness statements, and other evidence that can help determine how the incident occurred. That preparation allows us to build strong claims backed by facts rather than assumptions.
Logging plays a vital role in communities throughout Montana, and serious injuries happen in every corner of the state. Whether you were hurt near Kalispell, Missoula, Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman, Helena, or while working at a remote logging operation, Conner, Marr & Pinski is ready to help.
We’re a Montana law firm that has spent decades standing beside local families, farmers, ranchers, small business owners, and hardworking men and women whose livelihoods depend on physically demanding jobs. We are not an out-of-state corporation looking to sign cases from hundreds of miles away. We live here, work here, and understand the industries that help keep Montana moving.
If you suffered serious injuries while working in Montana’s logging or timber industry, don’t assume workers’ compensation is your only option. A third-party claim could provide additional compensation that helps protect your future and your family’s financial stability.
The attorneys at Conner, Marr & Pinski have decades of courtroom experience and a long history of standing up to insurance companies and negligent parties across Montana. We offer free consultations and can evaluate whether another individual or company may be legally responsible for your injuries. Contact Conner, Marr & Pinski today and let our family fight for yours.
