Pennsylvania's Bureau of Workers' Compensation reported in December, 2010, on the following most frequent types of workplace injuries resulting in time off of work by injured workers:
- Sprains and strains caused by overexertion
- Contusions, crushing and bruise injuries
- Cuts, lacerations and punctures
- Fractures
The bureau reported that "Injuries to the upper extremities (arms, wrists, hands, fingers, shoulders) accounted for about 32.4 percent ... of the total cases reported in 2009." (Source: Pennsylvania Work Injuries and Illnesses 2009 ). Reported causes of injuries on the job included overexertion, being struck by something, falling on the same level, bodily reactions, striking against something, falls from elevation, being caught in, under or between obstacles, and highway accidents. That year (2009), there was a total of 389 cases of amputation or loss of use of a body part. Areas of the economy where the largest numbers of injuries were reported included the following:
- Agriculture
- Mining
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Trade, transportation and utilities
- Educational and health services
Injured workers often find that obtaining workers' compensation benefits that they are entitled to is not necessarily straightforward. Many Pennsylvanians ask the Philadelphia work injury attorneys of Cherry Fieger & Cherry P.C., for help bringing workers' compensation claims and appeals. Our dedicated lawyers fight for the rights of injured workers as well as people injured in their private lives. We advise union workers as well as non-union workers on aspects of the workers' compensation claims process and related issues including the following:
- Types of compensation
- Workplace safety issues and OSHA violations
- Chemical exposure in the workplace
- Employers' physicians lists
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Independent medical exams
- Permanent disability
- Workers' compensation denials
We hope you will call us first if you have suffered a back injury, a head injury resulting in brain damage, a broken bone or a burn injury on the job in Pennsylvania. Allow us to explain how we can help you through the workers' compensation claims process, with no attorneys' fees due upfront.
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