Contact With Temperature Extremes and Getting Workers Compensation
If your employer is telling you that you are not eligible for workers comp or that your contact with temperature extremes injury or illness is not covered by workers comp, you really ought to talk to a workers compensation lawyer. Complete a case review today and protect your rights.
Contact with temperature extremes refers to an event that takes place in the workplace that results in injury or illness to a worker. An injury or illness that is brought about by contact with temperature extremes can be extremely serious and even fatal.
Contact with temperature extremes can refer to an event that involves extreme heat. When a worker is subjected to an extreme heat environment, this can result in muscle fatigue and dehydration, especially when extreme heat is in association with high humidity. Contact with temperature extremes can also refer to events that involve extreme cold. Cold temperatures reduce blood flow, sensory feedback, balance, dexterity and strength.
Jobs with High Risks of Contact With Temperature Extremes
There are several types of jobs where there is a higher risk for contact with temperature extremes. Some of the kinds of jobs in which an event involving extreme heat can occur include:
- Kitchen
- Grounds maintenance
- Foundry
- Bakery
- Dishwashing and steaming
- Steel mill
- Trucking, other transport
- Sanitation, trash collecting
- Agriculture
- Road repair
- Fire, police and emergency response
- Postal, delivery services
- Construction
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Some of the types of work in which an event involving extreme cold can take place include:
- Cold storage, warehousing
- Fire, police and emergency response
- Fishing, crabbing, diving
- Ice making
- Road, building, and other construction, repair
- Postal, delivery services
- Airport ground personnel/ support
- Trash collecting, sanitation
- Ski resorts and other outdoor recreation
- Dairy and agriculture
- Trucking, other transport
- Utilities, communication
- Window cleaning
- Food processing, package, storage
- Logging
Illnesses that arise from Contact with temperature extremes
Contact with temperature extremes in an event involving extreme heat can produce a variety of serious injuries and illnesses. Some of these are:
- Heat exhaustion that results from a loss of body fluid through excessive sweating
- Heat stroke which can be fatal
- Reduction in energy and strength
- Great fatigue
- Heat cramps
- Heat rash
- Dizziness, confusion
- Falls
- Equipment operation accidents
Contact with temperature extremes in an event involving extreme cold can also result in a variety of serious injuries and illnesses. Some of these include:
- Frostbite that most often affects fingers, toes, cheeks, ears and nose
- Hypothermia that takes place when the body loses energy faster than it is produced
- Amputation
- Muscle pulls and strains
- Loss of flexibility, reduced dexterity and reduced grip strength
- Difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Problems with sensory sensitivity
If you have suffered a serious illness or injury from contact with temperature extremes, you may ask if you are eligible to receive workers comp. If it is a serious illness that you suffered, you may think that you are not eligible for workers comp because it was not an injury. The good news is that workers comp is a type of business insurance that covers work-related illnesses, as well as work-related injuries. If your illness was a result of contact with temperature extremes while working for your employer, whether it was extreme heat or cold, your illness is covered by workers comp.
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