| Employers are required to maintain a safe working | | | | - Violence in the workplace |
| environment for their workers. Many industries, such as | | | | - Substandard cables |
| the construction, manufacturing, restaurant and sports | | | | - Scaffolding collapse |
| require extra precautions and guidelines due to the | | | | - Insecure loading/unloading |
| nature of the job itself. However, injured workers are | | | | Although the Occupational Safety and Health |
| often unguided and left to themselves to figure out the | | | | Administration has strict guidelines and health safety |
| claims process while time slips out from underneath | | | | procedures for employers to follow, often to cut costs, |
| them. | | | | or due to sheer negligence, workers get injured and |
| An experienced attorney can be of great value to you | | | | require expensive treatment and therapy. |
| if you have suffered a broken bone or dislocated joint | | | | Insurance companies seek to quickly settle your claim |
| on the job. Filing workers compensation or with the | | | | without taking into account the full amount of the |
| employers' insurance company does not have to be | | | | expenses you might incur. An attorney can help you |
| as complicated as they might make it seem. | | | | with the timing and structure of your claim, and help |
| Causes of broken bones | | | | you determine future costs and the extent of damage |
| Substandard safety equipment or inadequate | | | | to your livelihood. Protecting your interests should be |
| maintenance are common reasons why bones | | | | the number one priority for your attorney, be it a quick |
| fracture at work. The following list provides a few | | | | claim, or a long litigation process involving court |
| examples of what cause injuries at the workplace: | | | | appearances and appeals. |
| - Weak or substandard helmets | | | | If you or someone you know has been injured on the |
| - Repetitive motion injuries | | | | job, and have suffered broken bones or other |
| - Crane collapse | | | | damages, you should contact the experienced |
| - Malfunctioning equipment | | | | Philadelphia Broken Bones attorneys of Lowenthal and |
| - Slip and fall | | | | Abrams to fight for your rights and seek justice. |