Liability and Damages in Oklahoma Work Injury Claims
At the law firm of Wilburn & Masterson, our attorneys advise and represent people who have been hurt on the job. To learn how our experience with both personal injury and Oklahoma workers' compensation claims can benefit you, contact us in Tulsa for a free consultation.
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In any work accident, the first things to do are to get medical treatment and report the injury to your supervisor. Even if you don't think you're seriously hurt or expect to miss more than a day or two of work, you can't always predict the course of an injury or a recovery.
Particularly in head injuries, back injuries and soft tissue injuries, there's a chance that your condition will get worse instead of better over time. To protect your right to damages or workers' comp benefits, you need to report injuries when they occur, not when they later start to cause you problems.
If your injury appears likely to make you miss any amount of work, you should also discuss your situation with a knowledgeable lawyer. At Wilburn & Masterson, we can give you a good idea about the value of a potential claim, what to watch out for while you're recovering from the original accident, and what you can expect in both personal injury litigation and the workers' compensation process.
Workers' comp benefits cover a limited range of losses, but don't require you to prove that anyone's negligence caused the injury. Personal injury damages cover a much wider range of losses, including pain and suffering, but you typically cannot sue your own employer or a fellow employee acting within the scope of normal job responsibilities.
In some situations, you can collect both workers' compensation to cover your lost income and medical expenses and personal injury damages to cover all of your losses, including future treatment needs.
Legal Advice in Both Personal Injury Lawsuits and Workers' Comp Applications
Because the trial attorneys of Wilburn & Masterson handle both personal injury and workers' compensation claims, we can help you pursue both approaches to compensation whenever the facts of your situation show both a work-related injury and negligence on the part of someone unrelated to your employer.
A traffic accident that injures a professional truck or delivery driver is the most common situation that will support both a negligence claim for personal injury damages and a workers' compensation claim. Both approaches will also apply in many construction accidents, warehouse accidents, industrial equipment accidents and injuries on dangerous property.
For a free consultation about your right to compensation for accidents on the job in Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma, contact an attorney at Wilburn & Masterson.
