Atlanta Construction Accident Lawyer
Construction Accidents and Workers' Compensation
Construction workers face an inherently dangerous working environment every day. All too frequently, even despite efforts to maintain workplace safety, construction workers are injured on the job.
Falls from roofs or scaffolding, accidents operating heavy and powerful tools and equipment, and electrocution are just some of the potential dangers.
While injuries can be mild,
there is ample opportunity for injuries to be more serious, even to the level of
catastrophic injuries.
Whether a worker has suffered something on the order of a broken bone, a burn, or a
spinal cord injury, it will mean time off work and necessary medical care.
Ensuring a workers' compensation claim goes through unhindered and provides for all the care and recovery time needed can be a difficult process.
At the Law Office of Judy Kim, P.C., we have the knowledge and experience required to smoothly guide the process toward securing the benefits you deserve. An
Atlanta workers' comp attorney can review the circumstances of your accident to determine what
benefits you may be entitled to receive under our state's
workers' compensation laws.
Workers' Comp Benefits after an Atlanta Construction Accident
Whether or not the accident was your employer's fault or your own fault, you are still entitled to workers' compensation.
The amount of compensation you receive is affected by the extent of your injuries and the amount of time you need off work.
These points need to be documented and supported effectively in order to ensure you receive the assistance you deserve.
It is vital you are not denied all required medical care or full recovery time.
Returning to work before you have healed can further aggravate your injury or lead to further accidents or health issues.
An Atlanta workers' compensation lawyer can work to protect your rights.
We can also help you understand these rights and what to expect according to your specific situation, for example:
- Needing time off work temporarily
- Being permanently unable to work
- Sustaining a permanent injury
- Returning to work at a lower wage
- Needing assistance in returning to work, with vocational rehabilitation or workplace allowances for medical restrictions
- Being injured as the result of third party negligence and the additional avenues for compensation available
- Being the dependent of someone killed in a workplace construction accident
Contact an Atlanta construction accident attorney
if you have sustained an injury working on a construction site.
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