On the Job Injuries

North Carolina Workplace Accident - On the Job Injury

If you have been injured at work, while driving a delivery route, or at a construction site, our Fayetteville-Raleigh personal injury attorneys can advise you about the full range of your legal rights and work toward maximizing the total recovery for your injuries. For additional information and a free consultation about your alternatives, contact the North Carolina on-the-job injury lawyers at Kelly & West in Lillington.

Most injured workers have the right to Workers' Compensation, a program that requires your employer to cover the lost wages and medical expenses resulting from an injury on the job. These payments are usually much less generous, however, than what plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits can claim and recover against a negligent defendant. The tradeoff in Workers' Compensation, in theory at least, is quicker and easier access to needed income for injured employees without the need to prove negligence, in exchange for giving up the right to sue the employer for the broader range of damages in a personal injury case.

At Kelly & West, we offer full-service representation to injured workers. That means we can file and pursue your Worker's Compensation claim while at the same time analyzing the facts of your case to see whether a party other than your employer was liable for damages. For example, we can seek personal injury damages against a negligent driver who hit you while you were driving in the course of your job duties, or sue the manufacturer of defective tools or equipment that resulted in serious injuries.

The workplace accident lawyers at Kelly & West represent truck drivers, factory workers, farm workers, retail workers, and anyone engaged in the construction trade, from excavators to roofers. Our goal in all cases is to make sure that you receive all of the payments you can get from all appropriate sources to compensate you for your injuries.

We take special care not only to prove the defendant's liability to you in workplace cases, but also to make sure that the full nature and extent of your injuries is documented and clearly presented first to the defendant's insurer and, if necessary, at the trial of your claims.

In serious injury cases involving long-term or permanent disability resulting from a job accident, our personal injury lawyers can also represent you in a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in addition to your Workers' Comp and personal injury claims. For a free consultation about our ability to cover all the bases in your workplace accident situation, contact a North Carolina construction accident attorney at Kelly & West in Lillington.

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