Workplace accidents injure millions of Americans every year. Don’t think that your office job is keeping you safe, either—even the most seemingly safe workplace has hidden dangers lurking around every corner. Fortunately, Connecticut’s workers’ compensation program provides no-fault benefits to people who suffer injuries in workplace accidents. Here are some of the more serious workplace injuries that victims can sustain.
Truck accidents injure thousands of people each year, sometimes with devastating results. Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are among the most severe injuries that a person can sustain in a commercial vehicle accident. Even in mild cases, they can leave victims with serious complications that can last for months, and in severe cases, victims may develop permanent disabilities that interfere with their daily lives.
The men and women who drive commercial trucks to and from various destinations throughout the United States have a tremendous responsibility. They pilot vehicles that can be 20 to 30 times the weight of the passenger cars and trucks with which they share the road, making them capable of causing significant damage and severe injuries when they are involved in accidents.
If you work in an industrial factory, there’s a good chance that there you work around explosive materials. While explosions may not be the most common cause of injuries at factories, when they do occur, the results can be devastating. In many cases, victims of factory explosions suffer serious injuries that can adversely affect them for the rest of their lives.
