When you’re on the job there are a variety of ways that you might experience a workplace injury that would lead to a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. Every job has inherent risks that can lead to you being hurt for a long period of time and you have the right to be compensated for those injuries.
A neck injury that occurs at the workplace could be considered a Connecticut workers’ compensation injury. Assuming the injury happened at work and is not a repetitive injury from some activity outside of your employment, you will want to report it as a workplace injury.
If you are injured in the neck region we wanted to provide you with some information you might want to know when you report your injury and work through the claims process.
The most common neck injuries include the following;
In the event where you are considered to be “going or coming” to work you may not be eligible to file a claim for any injury sustained; however, there are some exceptions to this rule.
When driving your own vehicle to and from your work site you would be considered to be on your own time and your employer would not be responsible for any injury sustained But what if you are driving in a car that is a company-owned car? Would you be considered to be working if you are driving the company’s car to work?
One of the most dangerous things you can do while on the job is to get on a ladder. While many jobs require you to use a ladder, they can be dangerous and a fall from high up on a ladder may lead to a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.
No one wants to get injured on the job, but sometimes it happens and that may constitute a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. When you’ve been injured you may need to work with a board certified attorney who can review your claim and make sure that you are being compensated in the right way.
The colder weather is upon us and as temperatures continue to drop the surfaces around us like sidewalks and streets are starting to ice over and become more and more dangerous. This danger extends to the workplace as well as icy surfaces at work can become a hazard that may lead to an injury and force you to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.
Depending on your workplace, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may be an injury that occurs frequently and can be the source of a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. These types of injuries can be severe and long-lasting resulting in not only a short stint out of work, but impacts that last far beyond the workplace.
Unfortunately it is very common for an employee to sustain an injury on the job. While some industries see more injuries than others, in most professions there are a variety of ways you might get injured. If an injury happens on the job it is likely to be considered a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.
Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases their list of the top 10 cited safety violations of the year. This list is informative to business owners, but also to employees who should be on the lookout for these types of violations at their jobs to make sure that they are not injured as a result of one of these safety violations.
The men and women who serve and protect us put their lives on the line everyday to make our world safer. Their work is often dangerous and unpredictable. It is for this reason that they are not always safe from workplace injuries that can lead to a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. There are some things that as drivers who share the roads with our first responders that we can do to help keep them safe and upright.
