Secure Your Rightful Compensation for Workers’ Compensation Injuries
Attorney Gilbert Fisher can secure financial compensation for an extensive range of workers’ compensation injuries at his Fresno, CA, firm. Regardless of your industry or injury, Mr. Fisher will work to ensure that you receive the financial support you need to recover.
Workplace injuries can range from minor, such as sprains or bruises, to severe and life-threatening, such as spinal cord or head injuries. Regardless of the severity of your injury, it is important to obtain the counsel of an experienced attorney.
If you or a loved one was injured at work, contact our law firm today to schedule a consultation.
Categories of Workers’ Compensation Injuries
There are three main categories into which workers’ compensation injuries typically fall - physical, chemical, and emotional.
Workers' compensation insurance should provide coverage for any injury within these categories:
Physical
Physical injuries may include bruises, bumps, sprains, fractures, and broken bones, among other things. One of the most common injuries suffered in the workplace is orthopedic damage to the back or joints, including the shoulders, knees, or wrists.
These injuries are often caused by a specific incident, such as a slip and fall, or are cumulative in nature, as when carpal tunnel syndrome and other conditions office workers often face.
Chemical
Workers in many different industries are exposed to chemicals, including housekeepers and employees at hotels and hospitals. Chemical exposure can lead to rashes, asthma, chemical burns, and a variety of other injuries and health issues.
Mental Health
Physical injuries and frightening or stressful situations can take a toll on an employee’s mental health, causing considerable stress and anxiety.
Clients dealing with emotional fallout following an armed robbery at their workplace, or a severe injury, such as an amputation, often require psychiatric care or counseling to aid in the recovery process.
Types of Injuries within Various Industries and Professions
There are a wide range of potential injuries in almost every industry. Some of the most common workplace injuries include:
- Lifting and straining injuries
- Machinery accidents, resulting in loss of limbs or other serious injuries
- Repetitive strain injuries in the hands, shoulders, wrists, elbows, or knees after performing repetitive tasks and motions
- Injuries from auto accidents, especially if injured while on the job as a bus or truck driver
- Broken bones, sprains, and bruises
- Spinal, head, or brain injuries after falling from a great height, or caused by a falling object
- Slip and fall injuries
- Burn injuries
- Gas explosions
- Exposure to chemicals or bodily fluids
- Other catastrophic, life-threatening injuries
Almost every job poses at least some risk of workers' compensation injury to employees.
Mr. Fisher possesses the experience, empathy, and dedication necessary to help you achieve a positive resolution in your case.
Some of the industries with higher than average risks include:
- Farming: In addition to lifting and straining injuries and farm equipment accidents, farmers are also at risk of injury from farm animals.
- Factories: Factory workers are at risk for machinery and equipment accidents, cumulative injuries, slip and fall accidents, exposure to chemicals, burn injuries, and more.
- Oilfield accidents: Oilfield workers are at risk of injury from machinery, particularly pipes running into the ground and other dangerous equipment.
- Transportation: Bus, truck, and other drivers who are injured on the job may be able to file a personal injury claim against the other driver, in addition to receiving workers' compensation.
- Technicians: Risks associated with installation processes may include straining and lifting, broken bones and bruises, and falling from great heights.
- Landscaping: Landscapers are at risk of lifting or straining injuries, falling from heights, falling objects, and equipment accidents.
- Dental office workers: Risks may include cumulative trauma such as carpal tunnel, as well as slip and fall accidents and exposure to bodily fluids.
- School teachers: Teachers are at risk of assault by students, injuries when attempting to break up a fight, potential injuries from falling objects, and slip and fall accidents.
- Fast food workers: Fast food employees are most at risk of slip and fall accidents, burns from fryers and grills and other equipment, and the emotional toll following a robbery.
- Public safety officers and first responders: Police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and other public workers are at risk of injuries from strain injuries suffered during an arrest or while carrying heavy equipment, cumulative injuries, assault, auto accidents, and other catastrophic injuries.
- Health care workers: Medical professionals and caregivers are at risk of lifting and straining injuries as they move patients, slip and fall accidents, and exposure to unknown chemicals and bodily fluids.
In tragic cases, injuries sustained at work can even lead to the death of the victims. Our firm can help family members seek compensation to help face the future without their loved one.
Schedule Your Consultation
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury in the workplace, contact Attorney Gilbert Fisher for assistance with your workers’ compensation claim.
Mr. Fisher possesses the experience, empathy, and dedication necessary to help you achieve a positive resolution in your case.
