Common Work Injury Causes

Contact us for your Worker Injury needs in Boca Raton, Port St Lucie, West Palm Beach & Fort Pierce.

Any injury incurred in the workplace is important if it keeps you from working for an extended period of time. That is why we have a workers compensation system. Even if, for example, you live in Camden, New Jersey but work in Reading, Pennsylvania, a workers compensation settlement should be established to guarantee you and your family need not suffer financially as a result of an accident. Often, however, workers compensation attorneys may need to intervene to ensure your rights to that settlement.

Why? Some employers and their workers comp insurance providers will try to reduce or stop payment on your workers compensation. A lawyer may need to enforce worker compensation laws, which protect you from being forced to return to work prematurely, before your injuries are healed. If you have a scar on the neck, face or head, you might be entitled to additional compensation. Workers comp law in Reading Pennsylvania is clear, but many injured employees still need the guidance of an attorney to work through the challenges that arise in a case.

Some common injuries that lead to workers compensation claims include the following:

Operating heavy equipment: Manufacturing, warehousing and construction all involve the use of large machinery. Construction is considered the most dangerous of workplace environments and has the highest fatality rate among workplace types.

Automobile accidents: Food delivery drivers, sales representatives, short-haul and long-haul truck drivers and anyone traveling by car for company purposes is vulnerable to traffic accidents.

Musculoskeletal strain: Heavy lifting that leads to sprained, torn or dislocated muscles, joints, tendons, spinal discs or nerves are common in jobs typically associated with physical labor (manufacturing, transportation and nursing). But debilitating back injuries happen in office environments due to poor ergonomics or improper lifting of file boxes or other office supplies and furniture.

Slips and falls: Serious injuries and death can occur in almost every profession due to loss of balance, slippery floors, unstable ladders and stairs, and uneven surfaces. This happens just as frequently in retail settings as it does in construction or maintenance jobs and in offices.