These Common Activities Can Lead To Muscle Strains And A Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Claim

When it comes to workplace injuries there are few that are as complicated to resolve as muscle strains.  Once a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim is filed due to a muscle strain, it can take weeks if not months or years for the injury to heal and for the claim to be fully settled.  That’s why it is so important to avoid anything that can lead to straining your muscles while on the job.

Anyone who has ever strained their muscle at work, or otherwise, knows that this type of injury is both extremely painful and also very unpredictable.  You can feel fine one minute and the next be in excruciating pain over the injury.  It is for this reason that a muscle strain can be very difficult to isolate where and how it occurred and how long you will need to be out of work due to the injury.

Of course, if an incident occurred at your workplace you may need to file a claim for any work you will need to miss.  Your first step in this process is to immediately tell your supervisor about your injury and then continue with the claim process.  You should be prepared to tell your supervisor how you injured yourself.  Many common injuries often include some of the following;

1. Lifting, pushing, carrying or throwing

2. Repetitive work with no breaks

3. Not lifting something in a way that you were trained to lift it

4. Lifting something that is too heavy

5. Working at a desk without the proper ergonomics

6. Jumping from one level to the next level

While this is not an exhaustive list of the ways you can get a muscle strain at work, it is certainly a good place to start.  If you start to feel a strain in your muscle and if you’ve recently undertaken one of the above actions while at work it is quite possible you have experienced a workplace injury can file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.  

One of the reasons it is so important to notify your supervisor about your injury immediately is so that you can provide concrete details and even offer to show where the injury occurred if there is anything to be shown.  A muscle strain injury may disputed and the claim may be denied, so you will want to make sure that you have followed all of the proper procedures to ensure that you get the compensation you deserve.

If you are unsure about the process you may need a board certified attorney to work with you to review your claim.  Contact our office and one of our attorneys will review your case.