Category: Workplace Injuries

If My Work Related Injury Is Caused by a Third Party Do I Also Have a Personal Injury Claim?

People who suffer work related injuries that were caused, at least in part, by someone other than your employer may have a viable personal injury claim as well.

Some examples include:

• While driving a company owned vehicle...

Can I appeal the denial of my workers' compensation claim? 

If a worker is injured on the job, he or she is usually eligible for partial or full disability payments – depending upon the nature and extent of the injury. For former Pittsburgh Steelers center Chukky Okobi, his six years with the...

How Common are Workplace Injuries Among Hospital Staff?

In Pennsylvania, hospital workers are injured on the job every day. In fact, nursing employees seem to suffer more back injuries than construction workers. The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more than 35,000 back and other injuries each year, severe enough for nursing employees...

Can workers compensation settlement and Medicare set-aside account funds be used for expenses other than medical treatment?

A worker broke his hip and settled the workers compensation claim related to the injury for $225,000 in workers compensation benefits and $72,742 placed into a Medicare set-aside account for future medical treatment. The worker used those funds...

What can you do if your workers’ compensation claim is denied?

Many Americans are injured on the job everyday.  That is why most employers are required to carry some form of workers’ compensation insurance.  Sometimes, a worker is injured in an unusual way and when he or she makes a claim for benefits it may...

Can you receive workers’ compensation benefits if you were injured while on a break?

In Pennsylvania, an employee may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if he or she was injured during the course and scope of his or her employment.  While during the course and scope of employment is a phrase that implies that...

An International Wax plant in Smethport, Pa reportedly exploded on Monday, leaving a worker injured. Following the explosion, the employee was reportedly treated for injuries at a local hospital and then released.  Whenever a workplace explosion occurs, authorities must conduct a thorough investigation.  

The explosion was so large that it significantly damaged a filter...