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September 17, 2018

Common Workers’ Compensation Claims in Orlando During The Summer

Workers compensation is an insurance that employers and business owners provide to their employees. It takes care of medical expenses, physical therapy and wages lost in the event of workers’ injury. Services of an Orlando workers’ compensation attorney will ensure the payment of these benefits in full, especially when the injured employee is in the dark about his or her rights.

This policy is absolutely necessary seeing as workplace accidents are inevitable no matter how well-equipped an organization is to avoid them. The severity and occurrence can only be minimized with proper care and safety measures but never completely eliminated due to the nature of some jobs and the nature of humans. However, safety measures at workplace go a long way at limiting the number of accidents and hazards at work.

Some industries, like the construction industry, are more prone to accidents than other industries. Such high-risk organizations need greater safety measures and compensation plans. On-the-job accidents and hazards can be as mild as a scratch or as severe as resulting in permanent damage, illness or even outright death. The advice of a worker’s compensation attorney in Orlando should be sought by workers in such industries.

Common Summer Workers’ Compensation Claims in Orlando

Most workplace accidents and consequent injuries and claims are higher during summer. Some of the common summer accidents occur in the construction industries including road and building construction, then boating, health and hospitality, farming, and landscaping industries.

Some of the common summer compensation claims by Orlando workers include:

  • Slip and Fall Accidents. This can affect workers across many industries irrespective of whether it is an indoor or outdoor job. The injuries can be mild or severe resulting in broken bones, lacerations, internal and external injuries, including brain injury.
  • Vehicle Accidents. Summer is often packed with tourists causing higher vehicular movement on land and sea.  At times, injuries from transportation accidents are fatal and most outdoor workers are exposed to it.
  • Occupational illnesses are contracted in the course of the job due to the nature of the job. This is prevalent in chemical industries and hospitals.
  • Heat and chemical burns can occur in thermal, chemical and electrical forms.

The Florida Workers Compensation Laws stipulate certain entitlements for workers who sustain an injury on the job. These include medical care and treatment, payment for lost wages, reimbursement of travel expenses incurred in the process of treatment, disability payments and benefits, and job retraining.  

If a worker in Orlando sustains an injury at work, there is Workers’ compensation designed to cater to the benefits of that injured worker. These benefits can take care of lost wages and medical bills. An Orlando workers’ compensation attorney will be in a better place to tackle these legal battles and ensure that the employer gets his/her full benefits.

There are workers’ compensation attorneys in Orlando that a worker can approach to help claim these benefits. But first of all, the injured employee must report the accident to the employer as soon as possible, definitely not more than 30 days after the accident.

Article by Charles Leo / Workers' Compensation Law

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