The typical kind of workers’ compensation claim involves an injury that occurs on the job. These injuries are the result of an accident or something else that happens to you while you were working that then requires medical treatment. Whether the accident was your fault or someone else’s, you are entitled to benefits.
Types of Workers’ Comp Injuries
Workers’ comp injuries can affect you for few days or for the rest of your life. Either way, you deserve to be compensated for these injuries:
- Sprains and strains
- Serious cuts and abrasions with tendon involvement
- Back and neck injuries such as herniated disks and bulging disks
- Paraplegia and quadriplegia
- Brain and head injuries such as concussion or closed head injury
- Amputation
- Loss of use of a limb
- Pain disorders such as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Psychological illness such as depression or post-traumatic stress syndrome if it results from an injury
- Shoulder injuries such as rotator cuff tear
- Torn medial meniscus or ligaments
- Second- and third-degree burns
- Chemical or smoke inhalation
- Electrical shock
- Substantial aggravation of previous medical condition, whether or not they were originally caused by work
In addition, you are also entitled to benefits for occupation diseases that gradually develops over time. If you think you have a claim, it’s important that your injury or condition is correctly documented in a timely fashion. You should also contact Taubman Law for a no-cost evaluation of your case to see if we can help you get the compensation you deserve for your injury.