How to Qualify for Workers’ Comp for a Neck Injury on the Job
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of workplace injuries in private industry was 2.8 per 100 fulltime equivalent workers as of 2019.
Of these cases, more than 28,000 of them were neck injuries. The occupations with the highest rates of injury were nursing assistants, operators of heavy trucks and trailers, laborers, and freight, stock and material movers.
To qualify for workers’ comp benefits in Louisiana with a neck injury, you must be:
- An employee.
- And your injury happened during the course of performing your work duties.
If you’ve been injured on the job, talk to our workers’ comp law firm to discuss what you need to do to receive benefits—the maximum benefits available to you—as soon as possible.
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Types of Neck Injuries on the Job that Qualify for Workers’ Comp in Louisiana
In addition to pain, neck injuries from work can cause numbness, loss of motion, balance problems and more. It can change your life, no doubt.
You can hurt your neck in many ways, all of them qualifying for workers’ comp if they happened at work, including:
- Broken bone (in the neck, called a cervical spine fracture)
- Herniated discs in the spine
- Pinched nerves
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Sprains
- Strains
- Stiffness
- Whiplash
After a neck injury on the job, in addition to having your medical treatment covered, workers’ comp provides different forms of partial paycheck replacement:
- Temporary Total Disability (TTD): Weekly checks for two-thirds of your average pay, up to a limit set by the State of Louisiana, during a period when you can’t work.
- Permanent Total Disability (PTD): Longer-lasting payments because of a permanent impairment, such as loss of the use of a body part.
- Permanent Partial Disability (PPD): Compensation for when you can work again, but you’ll always live with effects of your injury.
The center of any workers’ comp claim is proving that your injury happened at work. That can be tricky with a neck injury, especially if it’s the kind of injury that gradually built up over time.
Your workers’ compensation lawyer, however, will know what to do—what evidence to gather and how to present your information so your claim gets approved.
When an injury to your neck disrupts your life, it’s worth fighting to protect your financial future.
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