Generally, there are two types of work-place injuries. A work-place injury is referred to as a specific injury or cumulative trauma. Sometimes an injured worker could have sustained more than one injury at different times and may suffer from more than one specific injury, cumulative trauma or a combination of the
With the passage of SB863, fewer doctors are treating patients on a lien. Some injured workers who had been treating with a doctor, who had been providing services on a lien, are abruptly being cut-off from care. The appointment clerk tells the patient, “I’m sorry but we cannot schedule a
Safety regulations issued by federal and state agencies are intended to make modern workplaces safer and prevent injuries. Yet data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicates that many types of injuries are recurring, despite those efforts. As a workers’ compensation attorney might attest, back injuries, eye injuries, and accidents from
When one considers the vast diversity of materials that go into the average residential or commercial construction project, it’s small wonder that particulate dust from those materials may be released as a byproduct. Respirable crystalline silica is an example of the dust that results when construction workers chip, cut or
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