Oklahoma On-the-Job Injury Lawyers
On-the-Job Injuries Attorneys serving Oklahoma City, Norman and cities throughout Oklahoma
If you are injured while working on the job here in Oklahoma you are entitled to workers compensation benefits!
If you are injured by a third party or a defective product while on the job in Oklahoma, you may also have a separate claim against the negligent company, person or the product's manufacturer.
For instance, if you are an Oklahoma oil field worker who is injured in an accident at or with another company, or by another company's equipment, actions or negligence, you may have a personal injury claim against that company.
If you've been injured in an on-the-job accident of any kind, we can help.
There is a strict Oklahoma Job Injury Statute of Limitations relating to any on the job injury or wrongful death that limits the amount of time you have to file a legal claim.
In Oklahoma, if you are injured on the job it doesn't matter whose fault it is. As long as your injury occurs in the course of your employment you fall under the protection of the Oklahoma workers compensation laws.
Your injury may be the result of a single incident like heavy lifting, falling or some trauma or it could result from repetitive motions over time like pushing, pulling, twisting, bending or typing.
All types of injuries are covered from brain injuries, neck and back injuries, broken bones, and crush injuries, to toxic exposure injuries, hearing and breathing impairment and even death.
Workers compensation benefits for Job Injuries include:
- Reasonable and Necessary Medical Treatment
- 70% of your average weekly wage up to the legal limit
- Money for permanent impairment and/or disfigurement
- Vocational Rehabilitation to retrain you if your injury prevents you from doing the kind of work you did before
- Money for emotional or psychological injury called Psychological Overlay
- Death Benefits if the death is job related
There are circumstances where you can be injured while working for your employer and have a much larger monetary recovery in addition to worker's comp benefits. This can happen if you injured do to the negligence of someone who is not a co-employee (third party) such as in a motor vehicle accident.
When a defective machine, tool or rig causes serious injuries in (for example) manufacturing plants, the oil field, or construction sites, a separate direct action against the device's owner or manufacturer can result in recovery many times the dollar value of the workers compensation benefits.
In rare occasions if it can be shown the employer required work to be done that the employer knew that someone would be injured, the exclusive remedy of workers compensation can be lifted and a direct action against the employer can be made.
James Self and Self and Associates have handled all kinds of workers compensation cases for on-the-job injuries for over 40 years. If you have been seriously injured while working for your employer, James Self would like to talk to you. We know the workers compensation benefits you are entitled to.
For additional information about Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Law, see:
James Self also knows what to look for and the information necessary to determine if you have a much larger claim against a third party or machinery or product manufacturer. Let us work to get you the money, benefits and justice you deserve. Please contact our Oklahoma law firm today to schedule a free case evaluation.
