Personal Injury Lawyers for Hand Injuries In Workers’ Compensation Cases
NOTE: Workers’ Compensation is a complicated area of the law with many subcategories for specific injuries. The section below is to serve as a general guide to Hand Injuries in Workers’ Compensation and how we at Lenahan & Dempsey protect the rights of workers and their families. As the facts of each case are different, we ask you contact us to determine how the specific rules and law apply to your specific case.
Hand injuries in the workplace are far too common and can have serious consequences. These injuries can affect your ability to work, to enjoy normal activities and can affect your family as they help you deal with your injuries.
In Pennsylvania, if you are a covered worker and suffer a hand injury while on the job, you are entitled to benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act.
We Can Help
At Lenahan & Dempsey we have experienced, award-winning lawyers fighting for clients injured at work – and they are well-versed in helping those with hand injuries.
Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our 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 a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. In addition, we have additional Workers’ Compensation lawyers and a team of experts we can call upon to get the benefits you deserve following a hand injury at work. Attorney Brian Lenahan and his team have recovered millions and millions for injured workers.
We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2426. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
Common Types of Hand Injuries
Hand injuries in the workplace can run the gamut from minor cuts and bruises to more severe injuries such as fractures, crush injuries, burns, amputations, and repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome. These injuries can happen at remote job sites, on factory floors or even in home offices.
Report Your Injury As Soon As Possible
If you suffer a hand injury at work, you should report the injury to your employer as soon as possible. In Pennsylvania, employees have 120 days from the date of the injury to report the incident to their employer and up to three years to file a workers’ compensation claim. However, we urge you to report your injury in days if not hours to better protect your rights.
Possible Benefits
Depending on the severity of your injury, you may qualify for benefits, including:
1. Medical Care – This includes coverage for surgeries, hospital stays, medications, rehabilitation services, and assistive devices such as prosthetics.
2. Wage Loss Benefits – Eligible employees who have suffered a hand injury may be eligible for disability benefits to compensate for lost wages.
3. Specific Loss Benefits – If your injury is permanent, you have suffered either an amputation or the loss of use/function for all practical intents and purposes, then you may have a specific loss benefit claim. Under the Workers Compensation Act, specific Workers’ Compensation benefits can be assigned to your case for a specific loss based upon the severity of your injury and your wage at the time of injury.
Your Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation Team understands all the rules involved in Workers’ Compensation cases in Pennsylvania. We can help you understand your options and fight for your rights if your employer or their insurance company lawyers fight your claim.
Call Us! We are available day/night at 1.888.536.2328.
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Wyoming counties and beyond.
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. Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the 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 our Managing Partner, 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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