Workers compensation for an injury from falling machinery
In many industries and businesses all sorts of risks and hazards are present that could lead to accidents that bring about serious injuries to the people who are employed. If you have a blue collar job, such as farm work or construction, you are always at risk for work injuries.
If your job is in a factory or a plant or on an assembly line, you are also at risk for a work injury. If you work in a white collar office job, you are still not immune from work injuries in your workplace.
Falling machinery can cause work injuries in several different types of work environments. If your job duties require to work under a machine, on a machine or if other workers are using machinery above you as you work, you are at risk of getting hit or crushed by falling machinery.
Your employer has an obligation to make your workplace safe and to protect you from work injuries that may occur from being crushed by falling machinery. Several safety measures should be put into place to ensure your safety from being crushed by falling machinery. These safety measures may include:
Informing you of the risks and dangers of working with or around machinery
Providing you the right safety equipment
Making sure that all machinery is in good working condition and is safe to use
Providing you with adequate teaching and instruction on the use of machinery and the hazards involved with the use of that machinery
Making sure that any machinery above you is properly secured.
Sadly, work injuries caused by falling machinery are often fatal. If not fatal, the work injuries are nearly always serious and severe. These work injuries may involve the bony ligamentous supportive structures, bleeding, overlying soft tissue envelope, bruising, the neurovascular structures, fracture, laceration, compartment syndrome, the loss of vascular integrity, a collapsed lung, or other internal injuries and head injuries which result in brain trauma.
You may have survived a work accident at your job caused by falling machinery. The work injuries that you suffered may be causing you to miss a great deal of time at work.
Have you applied for workers’ compensation? Are you receiving work comp benefits for your work injuries? Are you receiving work compensation for your lost work time? Are your medical bills being paid for by your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance?
Workers’ compensation is a “right” that many employers are required to provide to their employees if the employees are injured on the job performing their normal job duties. Workers compensation is considered a “trade-off.” Employers provide immediate medical support and wage loss compensation for injured employees, without claiming negligence, and in return, in most situations, the injured employee forfeits their right to file a personal injury claim to recover damages. Workers compensation laws in your state will determine if your employer is required to provide workers compensation benefits.
If your employer is trying to block you from getting workers’ compensation or refusing to give you these benefits, it is time to fight for your rights to workers’ compensation. Fill out the FREE evaluation form if you would like a work comp lawyer to review your work comp injury case.
