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The Top Causes of Workplace Injuries

Every worker has the right to a safe working environment. When a safe working environment isn’t provided, accidents are more common.

Accidents are usually the result of a breach of safety regulations, the negligence of an employer or other workers, or property or equipment defects.

When a failure to prioritize safety on the job or act with the required duty of care occurs, the following workplace accidents can happen:

• Slips, trips, and falls
• Falls from dangerous heights
• Falling objects
• Defective products
• Transportation accidents
• Equipment and machinery accidents, including getting caught in or in-between equipment
• Explosions
• Fires
• Electrocutions
• Building collapses
• Trench collapses

Regardless of the industry in which they happen, these accident types can be extremely serious. You could suffer everything from a minor injury like a cut or abrasion to permanent injuries like a spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury.

Different Types of Work Injuries

Workers may be left with debilitating or even fatal injuries if a severe workplace accident occurs.

Some of the most common serious workplace injuries are:

• Crush injuries
• Back and neck injuries
• Soft tissue injuries
• Repetitive stress injuries
• Head and traumatic brain injuries
• Burn injuries
• Electrocution injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Loss of limb/amputations
• Bone fracture injuries
• Internal injuries
• Mental anguish/emotional distress
• Occupational diseases

If you have experienced any of these issues on the job, you are entitled to compensation. When you are the victim of a workplace accident and suffer a severe injury, or when you suffer from an occupational disease, you need the best workplace injury attorneys available.

What To Do After a Work-Related Injury

You should do a few things immediately after your accident to protect your physical and financial health.

Report Your Injury: You should report your workplace injury to your employer immediately. Fill out the paperwork required by your company and forward it to the appropriate organization for processing. Be as specific as possible when reporting your injury to ensure you receive worker’s compensation coverage. 

Fill Out an Injury or Illness Claim Form: Employers should have you complete a claim form regardless of whether you have already reported the accident. Submit a complete form as soon as possible after you’ve been injured. Quickly reporting the matter helps you obtain workers’ compensation benefits sooner and helps to verify that you are doing your part in the process. 

Seek Medical Help Immediately: No matter how you feel after your accident, you need to seek medical care. Some injuries don’t present symptoms right away, but they can result in chronic issues if they aren’t treated. Make every effort to follow the doctor’s advice, and hang on to your medical bills for your case. Tell the doctor that the injury or illness was due to a workplace incident and explain exactly how it happened. If the doctor doesn’t feel that you can return to work because of your injury, ask for an “off work slip.” 

Get a Free Case Evaluation With a Qualified Workers’ Compensation Attorney: The workers’ compensation attorneys at our law firm are skilled in pursuing all the benefits that injured workers can receive to improve their health and well-being. The sooner you contact a personal injury lawyer after your injury, the sooner they can start working on your personal injury lawsuit against the negligent party.