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What Types of Injuries are Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?

Any injury that occurs at your workplace while you are doing your job is eligible for workers’ compensation, even repetitive strain injuries and occupational diseases.

Unfortunately, workers’ compensation insurance denies the claims of injured workers more frequently than you might expect. This is because the main goal of insurance companies is to make money for themselves, not to look after your health. Your employer’s workers’ comp insurance might deny your claim because you missed a deadline, or they might argue that your symptoms are not due to a work injury but rather to a pre-existing medical condition; at worst, they will try to blame your age and weight for your pain, when its true cause is a work injury. One thing you will not hear from a worker’s comp insurance company is, “We don’t deal with that kind of injury.” The deciding factor is not what body part is injured or what the symptoms are, but rather whether events at your work are the direct cause of the injury. For help resolving disputes related to your workers’ compensation claim, contact an Omaha workers’ compensation lawyer.

Common Types of Work Injuries

There are as many types of injuries that can arise at work as there are types of occupations.  Workers’ compensation claims can arise from accidents that happen while you are fulfilling a specific function of your job, such as if you fall from a ladder while stocking shelves at a store, or accidents that could happen to anyone anywhere, such as slipping and falling on a wet floor. These are some common types of injuries cited in workers’ compensation claims:

Getting workers’ compensation to pay for the acute treatment of accidental traumatic injuries like these is usually straightforward. If you got injured in an accidental fall or a vehicle collision at work, it is difficult to argue that it is not a work injury.

What About Injuries Where Symptoms Begin Gradually?

Workers’ compensation also covers injuries that happen over time at work. For example, you can file a workers’ compensation claim upon receiving a diagnosis of a repetitive strain injury. An example of a repetitive strain injury is carpal tunnel syndrome. The symptoms of repetitive strain injury tend to grow worse over time, and it is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment that they began.  It is also not always easy to attribute them to a single cause; yes, you use your hands for work, but you also use them for everything else. Therefore, you might need the help of a workers’ compensation lawyer to prove that your repetitive strain injury is work-related.

Contact Andres Law Offices, PC LLO, About Workers’ Compensation Disputes

An Omaha workers’ compensation lawyer can help you if your employer denies your claim for a repetitive strain injury arising from your work. Contact Andres Law Offices, PC LLO in Omaha, Nebraska, about your case.