At-Risk Professions

Workers’ Comp — At-Risk Professions

Different professions carry varying degrees and kinds of risk. Operating a crane on a construction site may be considered more dangerous than typing on a computer in an office. Yet working on a computer all day carries a risk of repetitive stress injury.

The lawyers at the Long Beach firm of the Work Injury Law Offices of George S. Henderson have considerable understanding of the nature of injuries in at-risk professions. They understand how to make a workers' compensation work for you.

Contact the Work Injury Law Offices of George S. Henderson to arrange a free initial consultation. Call (866) 936-1947 or (562) 472-2762.

Machinists, factory workers, warehouse workers and other industrial laborers tend to suffer serious injuries that involve amputations, such as the loss of a limb or a finger. How can you make up for such a loss? Machinists that we represent are often injured as a result of an accident with defective equipment.

We do not charge a fee unless you recover compensation for you injuries.

Construction workers may be injured in a trip or fall or they can be injured lifting heavy equipment. More serious injuries can occur from a fall off scaffolding or a falling crane. There is no light duty for most skilled construction workers and a severe injury can end a career.

At-risk professionals include:

• Firefighters
• Police officers
• Restaurant workers
• Hotel workers
• Drivers
• Teachers and school employees
• Hospital workers
• State, county and city employees
• Auto mechanics
• Security guards
• Custodians
• Construction workers
• Truck Drivers
• Office workers
• General Laborers
• Technicians
• “Independent contractors”

Independent Contractors

If you are injured on the job and your employer is denying liability because, as they claim, you are an independent contractor, contact an attorney. If the employer retains any control over you, you may be an employee and not an independent contract, and therefore entitled to benefits and compensation for the purposes of workers’ compensation.

We Look at How the Injury Affects Your Whole Life

In addition to seeking benefits for your physical injury, an experienced attorney can explore questions that may add value to your settlement, such as:

• Is your pain medication having a side effect?
• Has your not being able to work caused depression which requires psychiatric treatment?
• Has your blood sugar or blood pressure elevated because of inactivity?

We Use the Law to Maximize the Settlement Value of Every Workers’ Compensation Claim

Call an experienced workers' compensation lawyer at (866) 936-1947 or (562) 472-2762 or contact us online. We also handle personal injury claims if you have been injured at work by a third party.

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