I got hung up and in the process of trying to free myself I fell 30 feet from the tower. I broke my leg, my back and messed up my right arm and hand.
During my stay in the hospital my boss told my wife not to worry about a thing because the company would take care of us. That was the last time the company had anything to do with me or my family. Workmans comp pays less than half of what I was making.
So, do I have a legal case against them or should I just forget about it and get on with life?
2007-09-14 08:01:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Side note: I did not accept workman's comp. I was unconscious for a week and barely conscious for a week after that. The hospital started the workmans comp process since they needed to know who to send the bill to.
2007-09-14 08:13:24 · update #1
I was in a saftey harness and I was using a saftey lanyard. The lanyard became hung so that I could only hook on one side. While trying to free the other side I had to unhook it from the tower. The radio I was carrying on my back got snagged when I tried to pull myself up to free the lanyard. We assume this counter force is what caused the arm and hand injury. Meaning my right arm and hand stopped working at that exact moment. Resulting in me standing there with the hook from the lanyard in one hand and an arm that didnt work anymore on the other side.
2007-09-14 08:18:05 · update #2
If you are recieving work comp benefits you cannot sue your employer. That is why we have work comp. Work comp never pays what you made before. It is not supposed to replace your total wages.
You should speak with an attorney. You may be entitled to a settlement for your lost capacity to work. It may be too late.
2007-09-14 08:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by hensleyclaw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell, no. You should sue them!
In addition to the fact that they should be paying for the injuries without a contract, they made a verbal contract with your wife when they told her they would take care of it. Contact a labor and employment lawyer and make sure you have all of your employment paperwork with that company handy. Good luck.
2007-09-14 08:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by Hillary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. Apparently you didn't follow the company's and OSHA safety regulations. Anytime you're more than 6 feet off the ground you're suppose to be in a safety harness and tied off. If you fell 30 feet------you weren't tied off.
2007-09-14 08:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an attorney right now! you are entitled not only to your medical but also a settlement, especially if you sustained any permanent impairment. At least that's how it is in my state. Do not try to handle this yourself. And keep in mind there are time limits, so do not wait. Get a lawyer right away.
2007-09-14 08:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by martinmagini 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Than you my style sir, have merely climbed to the genuine of a cellular telephone tower. jk you would be positive till between the wires become cut up open and additionally you touched it. it would be like preserving a working electric powered cord. in case you touch the genuine you will possibly get a moderate marvel yet no longer electrocuted merely like while your pal with slippers rubs them on the carpet and pokes you and shocks you.
2017-01-02 05:04:44 · answer #5 · answered by houghtelling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to a personal injury lawyer, but in accepting workman's compensation you make it extremely hard if not impossible to sue your employer.
2007-09-14 08:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about it and go forward. The boss said this to comfort everyone at the time. He is not responsible for anything else legally. Unless you can prove the equipment failed, there is not much you can do.
2007-09-14 08:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋