Building can be quite a dangerous profession. Power tools, open trenches, potholes, heavy machinery, toxic substances, and many other dangerous items can be found on just about every construction site around the region. Although state and federal laws surrounding the use of hazardous materials and strict safety requirements help reduce the number of serious construction accidents, they cannot always prevent accidents from occurring.
If you were injured while working on a construction site, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The qualified Oregon workers comp attorney at Oregon Job Injury have experience representing individuals suffering from knee ankle injuries or almost every type of injury, including:
Back injuries – spinal cord damage, broken back, herniated discs
Head injuries – concussion, broken skull, hematoma
What type of benefits can I collect in a work comp claim? It’s a question the aggressive work comp attorneys, Oregon carpal tunnel syndrome lawyers, chemical exposure lawyers in Oregon at Oregon Job Injury get asked a lot. Workers’ Compensation benefits are variable based on the injury suffered and include: permanent disability, medical benefits, temporary disability, and wage replacement. The different types of workers’ compensation benefits available are:
Temporary disability benefits
Permanent disability benefits
Medical care benefits
Lump-sum benefits
Death benefits are paid by the workers’ compensation system when you tragically lose a loved one in a construction accident. Death benefits may be payable to the deceased’s dependents or dependents in common. Completely dependent individuals are dependents in common and partially dependent individuals are dependents in common as well. Total and partial dependents include:
Children under the age of 18
Children of any age who are mentally or physically incapacitated and unable to provide for themselves
Parent
Spouse
Individuals who qualify as dependents may be able to collect
Funeral and burial expenses
Death benefits – determined by the number of dependents eligible to collect benefits
Additional payments for minors – after death benefits are received, children under the age of 18 will receive weekly payments until the child turns 18
