Jose Antonio Carrillo Melendez Killed in Work Accident in Katy, TX
Katy, TX — August 30, 2024, Jose Carillo Melendez was fatally injured due to a work accident that occurred along Beckendorff Road.
Initial details from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration say the incident took place off the corner of the Beckendorff and Blue Grama Road intersection in north Katy.
According to investigators, 58-year-old Jose Carillo Melendez was working on landscaping at the time. In events not entirely clear, it's said that a piece of equipment crushed Carillo Melendez. As a result, Carillo Melendez was fatally injured.
The OSHA summary lists one alleged "serious" citation. Additional details are unavailable at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
As few details are available right now, any work fatality in Texas is likely to present unique challenges for the victim's family. This is because benefits for a worker's loved ones are not always guaranteed. Employers in Texas are not required to subscribe to the workers' comp system, which means families sometimes have to put together evidence and legal tools to make sure they can work toward a resolution that's fair and that meets their needs as best as possible.
This is why I always caution against just waiting around for authorities to handle a fatal work accident. Their priorities and those of a family who lost a loved one to a workplace accident are not always going to align. Being able to independently show what happened in the accident and how it could have been avoided can help protect families from being left at the mercy of the shortcomings of authorities or the self-centered priorities of an employer.
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