A GUIDE TO BENEFITS

Burn injuries at work can be painful, life debilitating, and sometimes, deadly. 

If you suffered a work-related burn injury, what should you do?

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STEPS YOU CAN TAKE

Several options are available for workers who have sustained a burn injury. These include the following.

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE

File a workers’ compensation claim File for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA)

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STEPS YOU CAN TAKE

File for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments File a third-party lawsuit

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What is a third-party lawsuit?

A third-party lawsuit is a civil action against a party other than the worker’s employer who is responsible for an injury that happened at work. 

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Unlike workers' compensation

FAULT

in a third-party lawsuit you must establish the other party was negligent.

Is a third party responsible for my burn injury? Potentially, if they did not:

Properly warn a worker about the safe use of equipment Eliminate safety hazards from the product or equipment

Is a third party responsible for my burn injury? Potentially, if they did not:

Properly install the equipment for safe operation Make the property safe for independent contractors to perform their work

COMMON TYPES OF WORKPLACE BURNS

THE "FATAL FOUR"

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), electrocution is one of the “Fatal Four” causes of deadly construction accidents.

Other  types of workplace burns include:

FIRE BURNS

SCALDS

CONTACT WITH HOT OBJECTS

 ELECTRICAL BURNS

disabled workers received SSDI benefits in 2023

7.365

MILLION

of those receiving SSDI benefits are injured workers, while one percent are spouses and 15 percent are children.

84

PERCENT

Injured workers can pursue a workers’ compensation claim without proving someone else was responsible for the accident that caused the injuries.

FILING FOR BENEFITS

PROOF OF MEDICAL TREATMENT CALCULATION OF LOST WAGES

To file for workers’ compensation benefits you will need:

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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI)

SSDI is an insurance program that is available to those who have been working and accrued credits.

SSDI BENEFITS

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To file for SSDI you will need:

A WORK HISTORY TO HAVE PAID SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES

Your work injury attorney will work hard to ensure you receive the benefits you are entitled to.

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DETERMINED  & RELENTLESS REPRESENTATION

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