What to Do After Sustaining a Burn Injury at Work

When you suffer a burn, your priority must be to get the medical care you need, and since it happened at work, you need to report the incident to your manager or employer. Sustaining burn injuries at work requires filing a workers’ compensation claim, which can be more complicated in serious injury cases like these. At John Foy & Associates, our Atlanta personal injury lawyer is readily available to answer your questions and provide you with insight into what your rights are.

What to Do Right After a Burn Injury at Work

At this point, you have probably received medical care (and if not, you need to do so if you plan to apply for workers’ compensation). You also have to report the incident to your manager or employer. Doing this within 30 days is required, but it is often best to let them know right away.

From there, you should follow up and continue to receive any medical care you need. We encourage you to alert workers’ compensation of your claim but do not settle your case. Though workers’ compensation could provide you with benefits like the following, it is critical that you document the entire process and, when possible, have an attorney by your side, including:

• Work paycheck compensation if you miss more than 7 days of work
• Medical expense compensation, including all losses related to the medical care you need and future medical needs
• Disability benefits may apply in situations where you have significant injury and losses that you will not fully recover from

How Can a Workers’ Compensation Attorney Help You After a Burn Injury?

We encourage you to seek out our Atlanta workers’compensation lawyer for immediate help after you suffer a burn like this. Doing so allows you to obtain the support and guidance you need to overcome the challenges present. Our workers’ compensation attorneys can help you in a number of ways:

• Determine your compensation rights. There are some situations where going back to work is not possible. If that is the case, you may qualify for disability benefits, which our attorneys can help you prove you are owed.
• If you are not able to get workers’ compensation to pay you fairly or they have denied your claim, we encourage you to contact our attorneys right away. Allow us to pursue full and fair compensation for you by holding them accountable.
• In situations where your injuries are very complex, including in situations of third and fourth-degree burns, we encourage you to allow us to work closely to determine what your damages should be based on all losses you could have in the future.

The complications that come from serious burn injuries nearly always warrant the help of an experienced and trusted workers’ compensation attorney. We need to take a look at all of your injuries, how this injury will impact you for years to come, disfigurement, emotional trauma, and other areas of loss you have. Without an attorney with ample experience in both workers’ compensation claims and serious burn injuries, you may not receive the compensation owed to you.

Let Us Find Out Why Your Burn Injury Occurred

Burn injuries are not uncommon in the work environment, but they are not an expected or allowable type of loss to have to experience. That is, your employer owes you the right to a safe environment, and no matter why that injury occurred, your employer may be responsible for the losses you have incurred while you were working. Some of the most common workers’ compensation claims we see include:

• Chemical or toxin exposure
• Plant and industry accidents and explosions
• Car accident burns
• Equipment failures
• Radiation burns

No matter the type of cause of the burns you have, it is critical that you seek out medical support and legal guidance after these losses. While a simple burn may heal, those with serious injuries are likely to face ongoing losses well beyond what workers’ compensation may initially provide to you. Let us seek out the support you need.

When Your Case Gets Complicated, Let Us Help

In a traditional workers’ compensation situation, you suffer an injury, get medical care, submit your losses to your employer’s workers’ compensation coverage, and move on. In situations where you may not recover or your injuries make it impossible for you to go back to work, we encourage you to seek out help from an attorney. Do not simply settle your case.

Our workers’ compensation attorneys will help you determine all of your losses, even if you have a long road to recovery ahead of you and do not know what your recovery will be like. Complicated infections, bone injuries, disfigurements, nerve damage, and many other losses require far more than just a simple claim. With our help, we can use evidence, expert witnesses, and medical testimony to help bolster your case for additional compensation for your losses.

After sustaining a burn injury at work that creates incredible losses like this, especially when you are unsure what your future holds, you need a dedicated and experienced workers’ compensation attorney to help you. Allow our team to provide you with a comprehensive review of your case and determine if settling your case with the worker’s compensation insurance company is the best move or, if not, learn what we can do to help you seek out additional damages. You can expect us to work tirelessly to protect you and your future.

Set Up a Free, No-Obligation Consultation with Our Workers’ Compensation Attorney Now

You are facing injuries, pain, disfigurement, and a complicated medical history after navigating a burn injury at work, and you deserve legal representation that stays by your side moving forward. Put your trust in John Foy & Associates, a team of personal injury attorneys dedicated to providing each client with exceptional legal support. Contact us now to set up a free consultation to discuss your case with our team, with no obligation to move forward.