Machine Related Accidents

Workplace accidents are responsible for thousands of serious injuries (and sometimes fatalities) every year. Machinery was identified as the primary source of occupational injuries resulting in 483 fatalities out of 5915 total fatalities during 2002.⁹

With legal representation from a workers comp lawyer, you could also bring a claim against other third parties, such as machine manufacturers, involved in your work injury.  This claim could pay all of your accident expenses and provide additional compensation for you and your family.

If you have been involved in a workplace accident, injured at work, or have an accident injury claim, an experienced workers comp lawyer from the Walker & Walker Legal Network can help ensure that you receive the compensation to which you are entitled. Click here to contact us to discuss your case.

Each state has its own workers’ compensation laws that protect workers who are injured on the job, and most employers are required to have workers’ compensation insurance through which injured workers can file claims to recover lost wages or benefits.  You may be eligible for 104 weeks of temporary disability. For more severe injuries, you may be eligible for 240 weeks of disability payments.

⁹Center for Disease and Control, “NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Machine Safety��?, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/machine/default.html.