Workers' Compensation
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the most common injuries which may result in a workers' compensation claim include injuries such as overexertion, slip and falls, falls to "lower levels", sprains, getting hit by things such as falling objects, automobile accidents and repetitive motion injuries. These are injuries which put people out of work for a short or an extended period of time and are normal risks of taking any construction job. Sacramento workers' comp lawyer Alice Strombom explains on her blog that "Even with safety precautions in place, due to the nature of the job, construction workers will get injured. In fact, construction workers have the highest rate of workers’ compensation claims in the country" and that injured workers will usually get the bet possible outcome by retaining a lawyer.Personal Injury Claims
Just because you were injured while working does not mean that you must use a workers' compensation lawyer. Every construction accident injury must be looked at closely. Sure, you can receive workers' compensation benefits, even if your negligence or the negligence of a co-employee was the cause of your injuries. Again though, there are limits on the nature and extent of any benefits you can collect. If your injuries were due to the negligence of a third party like a parts delivery truck driver who doesn't work for the same company that you work for, the door opens for you to be able to file an actual personal injury lawsuit in a court of law. Unlike workers' compensation claims, California law allows you to seek unlimited compensation for your damages when a third party was the cause of your construction site work injuries. Like workers' compensation laws, you're allowed to receive an award for medical bills and lost earnings, but third party liability law allows an injured construction worker to collect other damages like:- Pain and suffering
- Loss of a normal life
- Unlimited compensation for permanent disfigurement or disability
- Loss of consortium
