Non-accident Injuries and Job-Related Health Issues
In some professions, workers face danger on a somewhat regular basis. In the past, employers used "assumption of risk" to deny injured workers and employees, such as firefighters and police, the ability to file a workers' compensation claim. Thankfully, this is no longer the case.
At Cullen Legal, we represent the full range of workers and employees in a wide variety of industries, including health care workers, union workers in manufacturing jobs, airline employees, refinery workers and some government employees.
Bucks County Worker Injury Attorney
State and federal laws require that every employee be covered by workers' compensation — even if a company has only one employee. At Cullen Legal, we hold employers accountable and work to make sure that our clients receive the full workers' comp benefits to which they are entitled if they suffered a work injury or illness.
Top Dangerous Professions and Workplaces
State and federal regulations are designed to keep our workplaces safe. Despite that, there are professions and workplaces in which more injuries and fatalities occur. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobs listed below have the most fatalities:
- Timber cutters
- Fishermen
- Pilots and navigators
- Structural metal workers
- Drivers, sales workers
- Roofers
- Electrical power installers
- Farm occupations
- Construction laborers
- Truck drivers
According to the same study, the workplace environments that have the most on-the-job fatalities are:
- Mining
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Transportation (trucking and air travel)
Please contact our Bristol law office if you lost a loved one due to a work-related injury or illness.
Dedicated to Pennsylvania Workers
Contact our Bristol workers' compensation settlement lawyer via e-mail, or call the law office at 267-202-0084 locally or 888-691-7004 toll free.
A secretary claimed she had carpel tunnel, but her claim was denied because her symptoms were not consistent with the diagnosis. We discovered that she had a very rare condition, and her nerves were transposed. Consequently, she was awarded benefits.
