Work Injury Lawyer
Our personal injury law firm has decades of experience protecting the rights of people who were injured at work. Contact us immediately to discuss any type of workplace injury you may have suffered.
Providing skilled representation for injured workers throughout the state
Many workers injured on the job are typically covered by workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation benefits are enough to cover medical treatment and a portion of lost earnings, but are typically insufficient to cover the full cost of damages, particularly in the event of a permanent injury or the death of your loved one. At Alpha Law Firm our skilled workplace injury attorneys have helped countless clients recover the compensation due to them after a workplace injury.
Examples of common workplace injuries
- Construction site accidents
- Car accident or truck accident while on the job
- Falls from ladders, work platforms, loading docks, and scaffolding
- Explosions, fire, burn injuries, and electrical shock
- Falling product, materials, and equipment
- Power tool and automatic equipment accidents
- Conveyor, hoist, and crane accidents
- Defective Equipment or unguarded machinery
- Exposure to toxic chemicals and products
- Forklift accidents
- Nail gun injuries
- Punch press and sheet metal fabrication machine injuries
- Railroad worker injuries
Legal process for work related injury claims
A manufacturing or industrial plant injury may be covered under the workers’ compensation system, which provides medical care and partial wage replacement benefits for injured factory workers. Workers’ comp also provides a disability benefit, depending on the nature of the injury and whether it resulted in permanent impairment. Your lawyer can ensure that your injury is properly classified so you can receive maximum benefits.
If the workers’ compensation insurance company rejects a claim or tries to pay less in benefits than you deserve, your attorney can fight for a better deal through the review and appeals process.
Some manufacturing accidents may be caused by a third party – someone other than the employer. For example, if your plant has an outside subcontractor perform work on machinery and equipment, and they improperly complete the repair, it could malfunction and cause injury. In that case, you might be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent third party with the help of a manufacturing accident lawyer.
Another situation in which you could file a third-party lawsuit for compensation is if your injury was caused by a defective product. For example, suppose your plant got a bad batch of an ingredient that caused toxic fume exposure, and you became ill. In that case, you could file a third-party suit against the ingredient manufacturer.
In a third-party lawsuit, you can pursue not only money for the tangible losses you suffered, like medical bills and the full extent of lost wages from work, but also for your intangible losses, like emotional trauma, pain, and suffering.