Heavy Equipment Injuries in Workers’ Compensation
Note: Workers’ Compensation law in Pennsylvania is highly complex with many nuances. The section below is a general description to help you understand the basics of Heavy Equipment Injuries and Workers’ Compensation. For specific questions on your individual circumstances and your individual Workers’ Compensation Claim, please call us at 1.888.536.2426 so we can provide you with the most accurate information possible.
A standard excavator, the type found on almost any construction site, can commonly weigh between 10 and 45 tons. The smallest bulldozers weigh just under 30,000 pounds while average to large bulldozers can weigh more than 100,000 pounds. A common warehouse forklift will check in around 9,000 pounds, with their counterweight alone weighing just under 5,000 pounds.
Being hit by these or similar types of Heavy Equipment can cause life-altering or even fatal injuries.
At Lenahan & Dempsey, we have helped many workers or their families after Heavy Equipment injuries or fatalities.
Our award-winning Workers’ Compensation lawyers have won millions for injured workers and their families. We can begin helping you when you call us at 1.888.536.2328.
Don’t Allow Your Claim To be Ignored or Denied
Companies or their insurer sometimes ignore or deny injuries involving Heavy Equipment. Sometimes your employer will try to force you back to work with harassing phone calls or pressure to return to your job before you are medically ready.
When you contact Lenahan & Dempsey to represent you, the calls from your employer and the insurance carrier will stop. We will take care of all communications so you can concentrate on recovering and putting your life back together. Call us immediately after any work injury so we can prevent problems with your claim. We’re available at 1.888.536.2426.
Heavy Equipment Can Be Deadly
Heavy equipment plays a vital role in getting the job done efficiently on construction sites and in factories. But while the machinery is essential, it also poses significant risks to you and your fellow workers. Accidents involving heavy equipment can lead to severe injuries, long-term disabilities, and even fatalities.
In Pennsylvania, workers who are injured while operating heavy equipment are entitled to workers' compensation benefits. At Lenahan & Dempsey, we can show you all the benefits you are legally entitled to receive – and we can help get them all for you.
Best Lawyers In America Honors Attorney Brian Lenahan for Excellence in the Practice of Workers’ Compensation Law
Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads the Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. His compassionate and highly detailed approach has helped thousands of injured workers get the money they need and deserve.
We Help Throughout Northeastern/Central PA and The Pocono Mountains
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour counties and beyond.
We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2328. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
What Can You Expect When Working With Lenahan & Dempsey
We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.
Lenahan & Dempsey is listed in Best Law Firms in America, and we are listed as a Tier 1 law firm (the highest rating). Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads the Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25.
Eight of our lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers in America, and eight are listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Three are listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, including our Firm President John R. Lenahan, Jr., our Managing Partner Timothy G. Lenahan, and lawyer Matthew Dempsey.
Timothy Lenahan is Best Lawyers In America’s Top Insurance Lawyer for his representation of the injured fighting against large insurers for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He has previously been named Best Lawyers Top Personal Injury Lawyer for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.
We fully understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a case can take on victims and their families. Our highly dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals can point to a history of success supporting our clients and winning the money they need to rebuild their lives.
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