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Every 99 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies in a work accident (source: BLS). That adds up to thousands of worker deaths every year. And it doesn’t even begin to include the many more catastrophic injuries others suffer on the job.
After harmful and deadly work-related accidents, survivors and families can rely on Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers for help recovering. Our 5-star Covington work accident lawyers know how shattering occupational injuries and deaths can be, and we are dedicated to helping people like you navigate the path to compensation and justice.
Strategic, persuasive, and compassionate, we are here for you, ready to help 24/7. Discover more about a potential claim by talking to a Covington workers’ compensation lawyer now.
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Safety failures, oversights, mistakes, and inexperience are the underlying causes of many job-related accidents, injuries, and deaths. Commonly, these harmful incidents involve the following (sources for all data below: data and reports from BLS).
Nearly 17% of all deadly workplace accidents involve some type of fall. About 95% of these fatal falls are happening in the private sector.
While falling accidents at work can involve scaffolding accidents and falls from high areas, they can also occur without any elevation involved, like with slip, trip, and falls on icy office building floors. Consequently, construction workers and roofers are not the only ones vulnerable to falling accidents and injuries at work. Many blue-collar and white-collar workers share this risk.
More than 12% of all work-related deaths result from exposures to toxic, flammable, and/or volatile substances. These materials, which can cause respiratory injury, burns, and potentially death, can include acids, natural gas, industrial solvents, and caustic cleaning agents.
Notably, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide have caused more fatal occupational exposures than any other toxic substance over the last decade.
About 40% of fatal workplace accidents involve deadly motor vehicle crashes. Most of these affect people working in the transportation, trucking, and warehousing industries.
However, about 12% of deadly motor vehicle accidents that occurred on the job took place in the construction industry. About 8% took the lives of those working in waste management services.
Close to 14% of occupational deaths are caused by:
About 2% of all fatal occupational injuries are caused by explosions and fires in the workplace. Most of these are occurring in the transportation, oil and gas, mining, and natural resources industries.
While workplace fires and explosions can be caused by machinery failures or other employees’ oversights, they may also result from the negligence of contract workers, equipment manufacturers, and others.
The latest statistics on workplace accidents reveal just how often people are getting hurt and killed on the job (sources: OSHA & BLS):
Your legal options depend on several variables, including how the accident occurred and whether you were an employee or a contractor at the time of injury. In general, Louisiana workers’ compensation law requires employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance (with some exceptions).
The general idea is that workers’ compensation protects employees and employers by:
thorough, or unbiased investigations. All too frequently, that can mean wrongful denials of workers’ compensation claims, undercut benefits, or early termination of benefits.
Whenever that happens, a Covington workers’ compensation lawyer at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers can help you push back, appeal the wrong decision, and fight for the workers’ compensation benefits you may deserve.
ASAP. A Covington work accident lawyer can point out all available legal remedies, along with impending deadlines and what’s crucial to do next. Your attorney can also manage the complicated paperwork, deal with insurance companies, and take early steps to push back against any mishandlings of your claim investigation.
If your situation gives rise to claims against third parties, your attorney can handle that case as well, working to bring it to the best possible outcome.
Ultimately, that means that having a Covington work accident and injury lawyer in your corner can improve the chances of securing and maximizing compensation from your claim(s).
Compensation will depend on whether you pursue a workers’ compensation claim and/or a third-party case (outside of the workers’ compensation process). It can also depend on the severity of your injuries, how much work you miss due to your injuries, and other factors.
Generally, workers’ compensation benefits can include medical benefits, wage replacement benefits, and possibly rehabilitation benefits (if you need job training after a work injury prevents you from returning to the same occupation).
When third-party (personal injury) claims involving work injuries are pursued and successfully resolved for the injured, compensation can include damages for (but not limited to):
After a work accident, you are not alone. You can get answers about your rights and legal options by contacting a Covington work injury lawyer at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers. From workers’ compensation cases to complex third-party personal injury lawsuits, our experienced team handles it all, providing extraordinary representation every step of the way.
Let’s talk about your legal options for filing a claim and seeking full, fair compensation. We have the information you need, and we have what it takes to help you recover when it matters most.