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May 2012
By: admin
Tags: construction accident injury
Categories: Legal News
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Work injuries can be serious and should always be attended to as quickly as possible. However, it can sometimes be difficult for employees to call attention to their injury if they’ve been hurt on the job.
Obvious workplace injuries, such as falling from a building or getting electrocuted, clearly require immediate medical care. On the other hand, less obvious but equally debilitating injuries sometimes take several days or weeks to surface. For example, injuries from heavy or improper lifting and repetitive stress are musculoskeletal, and many times these injuries do not become apparent right away. In addition to muscle strains from heavy lifting and improper moving, a few common musculoskeletal injuries include carpal tunnel syndrome and knee injuries caused by repetitive motion. Musculoskeletal injuries sometimes even require longer rehabilitation and physical or occupational therapy treatment for full recovery, because they often involve chronic and increasing pain.
No matter what type of condition you have, it is important to seek medical care as soon as you detect any sign of a work-related injury. You should also immediately notify your employer or supervisor of your injury, including the fact that the injury was caused by the performance of your job. Pennsylvania law requires employers to help injured or ill employees receive the workers’ compensation benefits they need in order to fully recover, but there are certain deadlines which can affect your ability to receive wage loss benefits and medical care while you’re unable to work. Therefore, it is important to take action right away.
