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Pallet Falls, Kills Kroger Employee
Worker's Compensation
According to US Department of Labor report entitled Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 2004, there are 4.3 million workplace injuries and illnesses reported in private industry which is approximately 4.8 cases per 100 full-time workers per year. In Indiana, if you sustain a work-related accident, your employer, through their worker's compensation insurance company, directs all of your medical care. Therefore, it is extremely important that you report any accident or injury in the workplace to your employer immediately. Failure to report an injury in a timely manner may result in your worker's compensation claim being denied. Once you have reported your injury, your employer should instruct you where to go for medical treatment. If your injury prevents you from returning to work and you are off of work for more then 7 days, you are entitled to receive disability benefits at the rate of 2/3 of your Average Weekly Wage (AWW). Your employer must provide medical treatment until you reach Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI). At that time you will be released from doctor's care and your disability benefits will terminate. If your injury has any lasting effects, the treating physician may assign permanent work restrictions and a Permanent Partial Impairment (PPI) rating. This impairment rating directly affects the amount of money that you will receive for settlement of your worker's compensation claim. For more information including how to obtain more medical treatment or challenge the work comp doctor's impairment rating, call or email the attorneys at Wagner Reese & Crossen.
Pallet Falls, Kills Kroger Employee
Posted by: Trevor Crossen
March 24, 2010
An unfortunate accident has claimed the life of 32 year old Lori Keen of Franklin, Indiana. While checking in a shipment of water at a Franklin Kroger Supermarket, a pallet of the bottled water fell on Keen. After being on life support for several days, Keen died at Methodist Hospital on Saturday. Indiana Occupational Health and Safety Administration is completing an investigation.
If you or a loved one is injured at work, call the experienced attorneys at Wagner Reese & Crossen for a free consultation.
House Bill 1116
Posted by: Steve Wagner
March 02, 2010
As an injured worker, you might be familiar with delays and problems that arise throughout the Worker's Compensation process. Thanks to Indiana State Representative Chuck Moseley, those delays and shortfalls in treatment will be improving in the near future. House Bill 1116 would prohibit an employer or an employer's work comp insurance carrier from delaying emergency medical treatment for worker's compensation injuries. While the bill now must return to the House for approval, change is on the horizon.
All too often we see instances where an injured employee is denied immediate medical treatment after being injured on the job. The employer will often send the employee home to "rest", tell the employee to see his or her family doctor, or even fire the employee. All of these actions are taken to avoid filing a claim with the employer's work comp insurance carrier as required by law.
For help with your work comp claim or any personal injury claim, contact the injury lawyers at Wagner Reese & Crossen today for a free case evaluation. Call (800) 792-0332 or visit http://www.injuryattorneys.com/.
