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Getting hit by an Object

A commonly cited Injury Incident Report from 2010 to 2014 states about 10% of all workers’ compensation injuries result from being struck by an object or striking an object.  Such injuries can occur in just about any workplace yet are particularly likely to occur in construction or industrial spaces.  Use your mind’s eye to imagine an employee being hit by an object dropped above or running into a stationary object.  Such incidents are especially likely to occur at construction sites where materials used to build and fortify structures are moved around throughout the duration of the workday.

Falls

Falls have the potential to prove life-changing or even deadly.  Falls can cause myriad injuries in numerous manners.  Falls are sometimes divided into different cause and injury types to properly tabulate the nuanced frequency of each in the workplace.  However, some injuries stemming from falls in the workplace are particularly common.  As an example, a fall in the workplace often results in a sprain, strain, dislocation and/or fracture.  Slips and falls are the most common type of fall that occurs in workplaces.  However, at construction sites, warehouses and other facilities that require physical labor at considerable heights, there is the potential for a harsh fall from scaffolding, a ladder, a piece of equipment, etc.

Repetitive Motion and Overexertion

Though plenty of injuries resulting from workers’ compensation claims are the result of accidents that occur in an instantaneous manner, many occur in a gradual manner.  In some cases, it is difficult for the worker in question to even understand the injury is occurring in a slow yet meaningful manner.  As an example, it can take several months or even multiple years for repetitive motion and overexertion injuries to develop.  The sad truth is repeating the same or similar activities over and over in the workplace will likely cause overexertion or at least a minor repetitive injury.  However, the results of overexertion are not always immediately noticeable.

Alternatively, some overexertion injuries such as tearing a muscle when pushing, pulling or lifting, might prove quite clear immediately when it occurs.  The bottom line is employees who are injured when repeating the same motion or endure due to overexertion deserve financial compensation from a workers’ compensation claim.  Even if there is minor wear on the joints or tendons resulting from repetitive motions at work, the injured worker has a legitimate workers’ compensation claim.

 Bodily Reactions

When most people envision a workplace injury, they imagine a scenario in which there is an accident that directly causes the injury.  As an example, most people picture a worker slipping, falling and breaking a bone that necessitates a workers’ compensation claim.  Though such direct injuries undoubtedly occur with regularity, the truth is workers are sometimes injured in less noticeable incidents.

As an example, consider an employee who slips but somehow grabs ahold of a shelf to avoid falling.  It might seem as though this is a non-event as a fall was avoided.  However, simply reaching out to regain one’s balance can leave the employee with a strained shoulder, strained back or a badly-twisted ankle.  Such injuries fall under the umbrella of bodily reactions as they result from employees’ protective instincts that kick in during dramatic instances.

Automotive Accidents

Injuries stemming from auto accidents are commonly cited in a wide array of personal injury claims.  Some such claims are specific to the point that personal injury attorneys are now specializing in certain categories of automotive accidents such as trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, etc.  If the automotive accident occurs on company time or if the accident occurs with a company vehicle, the injury sets the stage for a successful workers’ compensation claim.  Furthermore, the nuanced circumstances of the accident also play a role in the worker’s personal injury claim.

Machinery Accidents

Similar to falls, accidents resulting from machine use cover a wide array of injuries.  Everything from puncture wounds to contusions and compression injures can result from a machine that malfunctions.  Simply handling materials, using tools or operating a machine really can cause a painful injury that significantly reduces the worker’s quality of life across posterity.

Schibell Law are at Your Service

If you are injured while working, do not panic.  Document the injury, report it to your human resources department and contact our legal team for assistance.  Schibell Law will do everything in our power to ensure you are provided with the financial compensation necessary to cover your loss of use of a specific body part, lost wages, diminished working capacity and other related losses.

Richard N. Schibell, Esq.

is the founding partner at Schibell Law LLC concentrating in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation throughout New Jersey. Mr. Richard N Schibell graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts, concentrating in both Philosophy and History. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.

Following his graduation from law school, Mr. Schibell served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard W. English, J.S.C., in the Civil Division of the Monmouth County Superior Court.