Depending on their job duties, workers today are at risk of experiencing different types of workplace injuries. One of the hazards workers face in many different types of professions is falling objects. Workers struck by falling objects can experience injuries that range from minor cuts or bruises to catastrophic disfigurement or paralysis. Sadly, some falling objects even result in fatalities.
Our seasoned workers’ compensation attorneys at Schaffer & Associates have plenty of experience helping people who have suffered injuries due to falling objects. A Findlay falling objects injury lawyer can help you pursue workers’ compensation benefits to help you through this challenging time.
Our attorneys see different types of falling objects injure Findlay workers every year. Construction workers, roofers, painters, electricians, and other contractors who work at construction sites are at risk of being struck or pinned by heavy objects, such as:
Farmers and other laborers could suffer serious harm when parts of machines, blades, or other heavy equipment fall onto them as they work. People who work in retail, grocery, or big box stores are at risk of heavy items falling from store shelves or off forklifts in back rooms and store aisles.
Falling objects can cause catastrophic damage. The heavier the object that falls, the greater the likelihood of significant harm.
Some of the injuries that can occur from falling objects are:
Some people experience injuries that are so severe they can no longer return to their same job duties and need to search for alternate work. Others experience injuries that interfere with their ability to maintain any job. Sadly, some people die from falling objects in the workplace.
Our Findlay attorneys are well-versed in falling objects cases and have successfully helped other clients receive the workers’ compensation benefits they need.
When something falls on a worker, and they suffer an injury, they should be eligible to collect workers’ compensation benefits. Fortunately, Ohio workers’ compensation is a no-fault system, which means that an injured worker can typically collect workers’ compensation benefits even if they did something themselves that resulted in their injury. Possible exceptions to the no-fault recovery rules may apply if the worker acted irresponsibly, such as by:
Workers’ compensation benefits can cover medical expenses, lost income, disfigurement, disability, loss of use of a body part, and vocational rehabilitation. In the tragic event of loss of life from a falling object at work, our compassionate Findlay lawyers can help the surviving family members of a deceased worker pursue death benefits.
Falling objects pose a serious risk of injury to people in many professions. If you experienced harm because an object fell on you at work, you have rights.
Contact a Findlay falling objects injury lawyer at Schaffer & Associates today. When you call our office, you will get to speak directly with an attorney who knows how to help you seek workers’ compensation benefits.