Heavy Lifting On-the-Job Injuries
Posted By Steve on December 20, 2010
In addition to the pain associated with on-the-job injuries, there can often be confusion or frustration with what you’re supposed to do in order to receive compensation for your injury. You may be unaware of the legal steps you can take to get compensated for your injury, which can include financial help for medical bills or lost wages due to time off from work. Midland work injury lawyer Michael Grossman offers the following information so that you can be better informed about your possible legal options in light of suffering a heavy lifting injury while on-the-job.
Repetitive lifting tasks, lifting too much weight, or being asked to lift without proper help or safety equipment can all lead to a heavy lifting injury that can do serious damage to your back or other parts of your body. This can be especially difficult for workers whose main job involved constant lifting, as a simple injury may result in their inability to continue working their jobs to their fullest extent. Some people in such a situation may even forgo seeking medical attention because they’d rather work through the pain than suffer the loss of a paycheck. Many people may not even be aware that they can seek compensation for their heavy lifting injury. However, seeking compensation for such an injury can oftentimes be quite necessary in order to help an injured worker start the recovery process.
However, seeking compensation may not be easy, depending on the specific circumstances of the case, as well as if the worker’s employer carries workers’ compensation insurance. Texas does not require all companies to carry workers compensation insurance, although many states do. If a company carries workers comp insurance, an injured worker cannot bring a personal injury claim against their employer. Instead, they will have to pursue compensation through the workers comp process and will have to deal with their employer’s insurer in order to receive any compensation. On the other hand, if an employer is not covered by workers comp, the injured worker can bring a Houston personal injury lawsuit or claim against their employer.
However, some companies in Texas that are not covered by workers comp insurance will claim that they are in order to make an injured worker assume that they cannot bring a personal injury claim against them. Often, only an experienced attorney will be able to find out the truth in such a situation so that an injured worker has a fair opportunity to seek compensation for their injury.
Seeking compensation for a heavy lifting, on-the-job injury can be difficult, but an experienced attorney ought to be able to assist you in seeking the compensation you’re likely in great need of. Heavy lifting injuries can cause pain and frustration, but seeking compensation with the help of a competent legal professional can often prove beneficial towards recovering from your injury.
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