Workers' Compensation in Forgotten Industries

Regardless of the industry, tales of injured workers are commonplace and provide ammunition for the advocates of workplace safety in jobs that are associated with intense physical labor. Construction, manufacturing, and other skilled trade work certainly expose workers to dangers that are not found in other professions, but that does not mean that the others are without hazards of their own. The reality is that every occupation poses some risk. In recognition of the universal nature of occupational health and safety issues, workers’ compensation benefits are available across nearly all fields (agricultural and railway work being notable exceptions).

If you have suffered an injury at work and are having difficulty obtaining the benefits to which you are entitled, a skilled attorney can help. Contact the Charleston workers’ compensation lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 for the experienced legal representation that you need to contend with an adversarial insurance company.

Three Examples of Other Workplace Injuries

The need for this safety net is made clear upon closer consideration of the situation. It only takes a single moment to leave a worker unable to work for an extended period of time, and depending upon the severity and nature of an injury, an injured employee may never be able to return to the same position or similar work.

Here are three examples of workplace injuries in less than obvious workplaces:

• Schoolteacher – during the winter while on playground supervision duty, a patch of black ice on the asphalt might cause a teacher to slip and fall, perhaps resulting in a head injury, spinal cord injury, or fractured bones
• Data entry clerk – although the physical intensity of the position is not immediately apparent, when you consider that thousands of keystrokes are expected each hour, the focused assault on the muscles and tissues of the hands, arms, and wrist looms large and can easily trigger a bout of carpal tunnel syndrome
• Office manager – tasked with maintaining inventory and many other jobs around an office, while lifting deliveries an office manager may sustain a back injury, or if shelves give way he or she might sustain a serious head injury

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The law is designed to protect workers, and our practice is dedicated to the same cause. Contact the Charleston workers’ compensation lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 to speak with one of our experienced attorneys.