Minnesota Workers' Compensation Attorney

Workplace Injuries

Under Minnesota workers compensation law, if you are hurt on the job, you are entitled to benefits with very few exceptions. These benefits usually exist regardless of who is at fault. Unlike personal injuries outside of the work place, in most instances Minnesota work comp law provides for benefits to injured workers regardless of negligence. If you are uncertain whether your injury is related to your employment, you should speak to a Minnesota workers' compensation lawyer immediately to learn if you are eligible for compensation. Some common work related injuries are listed below.

Acute Injuries

The most common type of work related injuries are usually specific, or acute, in nature. This means that most individuals who are hurt at work suffer their injury in an accident, in an act of exertion, or in some kind of traumatic event. This often leads to back injuries, broken bones, neck problems, and other varieties of muscular and skeletal injuries. If you are hurt in an accident at work, it is very important that you seek immediate medical treatment to protect your health and to preserve your legal rights. Too often employees injured on the job try to "tough it out" or ignore their injury. Some of the types of injuries that should be professionally managed by an attorney from our firm include:

Neck Injuries Neck injuries can be one of the most painful, long term and difficult to resolve injuries that can be suffered in the workplace. These injuries can be the result of almost any activity, and could require extensive rehabilitation to get resolved. It is important that your compensation reflects the degree of the injury and that all the costs involved are addressed. Read more about neck injuries...

Broken Bones Construction workers and others often have to deal with a broken bone, whether a simple fracture, crush injury or other serious case. Those in other professions also suffer from the painful result of fractures. These are dangerous injuries, with the possibility of serious infection and permanent disability when the bone does not heal properly. Read more about broken bones...

Paralysis Permanent disability in paralysis will require long term medical care and treatment, rehabilitation, changes to your home environment to allow for the use of a wheelchair and other alterations, and a completely altered future. In such cases, it is crucial that you get the all the compensation benefits possible. Read more about paralysis...

Spinal Cord Injuries If you have suffered a spinal cord injury at work that resulted in numbness, paraplegia, quadriplegia or other physical difficulties or conditions, how your claim for compensation is addressed could not be more important to your future, and to that of your family. Read more about spinal cord injuries...

Traumatic Brain Injury One of the most devastating types of work related injuries is a traumatic brain injury. These are unfortunately, far too common in the construction industry, often related to ladder falls, scaffolding falls, and other dangerous and deadly incidents. These injuries can also take place in offices, in jobs in which driving is part of a worker's duties and a vehicle accident has lead to a brain injury. When this is the case, the future can be forever changed in a split second. Read more about traumatic brain injury...

Back Injuries Many workers have suffered serious back injuries through performing the duties of their employment, whether through heavy lifting, falls, or repetitive motion over a long period of time. Although medical science has made great advances in the treatment for back injuries, the total resolution of such an injury can be uncertain. What benefits should you be able to claim in such a case? Read more about back injuries...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome When an employee is working on a computer keyboard over years, or performs other duties with their arms and hands that includes repetitive motion, they can develop the painful condition of carpal tunnel syndrome. This usually begins with tingling or numbness, and gets worse over time, sometimes severely affecting your ability to work or conduct your life in a normal way. Read more about carpal tunnel syndrome...

Repetitive Stress Injuries

Sometimes employees are not hurt in a specific incident at work, but instead develop their injury over time. Some examples of these types of injuries include: Carpal Tunnel syndrome, Tennis Elbow, knee problems, shoulder injuries, and neck and spine problems. In Minnesota work comp law; these types of injuries are often compensable.

Occupational Disease from Workplace Exposure

Occupational diseases are something other than ordinary disease of life such as the common cold or the flu. They are serious medical conditions that arise from exposure to hazards in the work place. The most notable examples are disease caused from the exposure to asbestos, or other hazardous chemicals. There must be a causal connection between the onset of the disease and your employment.

At Heimerl & Lammers in St. Paul, Minnesota, our attorneys have a strong knowledge of the injuries an individual can receive on the job. Call our firm today if you would like to know for certain if you can seek compensation for your specific injury or illness.

Contact a Minnesota workers' compensation attorney to learn more about common work related injuries.