Kansas City Workers' Compensation Law Blog

People suffer from injuries on the job every day. In fact, a worker is hurt on the job every seven seconds in America. That means that 510 injuries happen each hour and over 12,600 happen every day.

Injuries are frustrating across the board. Employers are left without an employee that they need, which costs hours of production days lost. In 2017, 104 million production days were lost because of work-related injuries alone. For employees, it's also irritating to get hurt. They miss time on the job, which affects their income, and they also have to deal with the injury itself.

If you've ever been hurt in a car accident, on-the-job injury or as a result of other incidents, then you know how life-changing injuries can be. Whether it's a moderate injury, like a broken bone that takes a few months to heal, or a severe injury, like a broken neck and paralysis, it's very important that you're able to get the help and support that you need.

Any kind of personal injury will have a few different effects. Some include:

• Causing you to be unable to work or to have to work less than usual
• Resulting in pain and suffering as you recover from a wound
• Impacting your family, especially if they have to miss work or stay home to help support you
• Causing you to have to learn a new trade or job because you can't do the old one any longer
• Leading to depression or anxiety over sudden changes and a loss of control

Some say nurses are angels who face an endless list of hazards to provide care for their patients. Regardless of the role they play, all departments in the nursing profession pose multiple occupational risks. The inherent frantic pace in hospitals leaves nursing staff little time to take rest breaks, and even less time to consider their own safety and health.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandates that employers must protect workers against known safety hazards. If you are a nurse in Missouri, you might wonder what that protection consists of because of all the dangers with which you must deal during each shift for which you report.

Workers' compensation is a great benefit to use if you get hurt on the job. Your employer is most likely responsible for carrying workers' compensation, so if you get hurt, you should be able to seek it right away.

The problem for some people occurs when an employer doesn't want to give out workers' compensation information. When that happens, it might mean that you need to get your attorney involved.