Most drivers in South Carolina may not often think of police officers being involved in car accidents. However, considering the amount of miles and conditions under which police officers drive, the risk of having an accident may be greater than drivers realize. Officers that are in accidents while on duty have a right to workers' compensation benefits as much as others who are injured on the job.
South Carolina workers' compensation: EMT dies on the job
When most South Carolina residents think of ambulances and accidents, it is the ambulance that has come to help those who were injured in an accident. It may shock some to know that an ambulance was involved in a collision in which one of the EMT's aboard died. When emergency personnel such as EMT's are involved in an accident while on the job, it typically becomes a workers' compensation issue.
South Carolina trooper suffers work-related injury
South Carolina state troopers know they may face danger every time they put on their uniforms. Like any other profession, law enforcement officials do what they can to avoid a work-related injury. However, unlike some other professions, the dangers to law enforcement officers often come from other people, and not necessarily equipment.
Work-related injury: 1 dead, 1 hurt in construction accident
Workplace accidents happen with some frequency, especially at construction sites. With such large, dominating equipment on site, sometimes things go wrong. Unfortunately, this may have been the case for one construction site work-related injury in South Carolina that resulted in death and injury.
South Carolina prison guard injured during attack by inmates
A South Carolina prison guard who suffered a work-related head injury on June 5 after inmates allegedly overpowered him and held him hostage for more than six hours is no doubt relieved to have gotten out of the life-threatening situation.
South Carolina worker killed while servicing car
A South Carolina family was left in mourning following the tragic death of a young man. The man, who was employed with a wrecker service, was killed on the side of an interstate while working on a disabled vehicle. As his death happened during the course of his employment, his family may be able to recover compensation for lost wages.
Workers' Compensation Arm Injury
Workers' Compensation Arm Injuries and Available Benefits
South Carolina Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Workers' Compensation Death More Likely Than Winning Mega Millions Lottery
Greenville On the Job Injury Attorney
Workers' Compensation Injuries or Work Related Death More Likeley than Winning Lottery
Sad to say that a workers in South Carolina have a better chance of being injured on the job or even dying on the job than winning the Mega Millions Lottery that continues to grow. The current chance of wining this lottery is 1 in 175 Million. Conversely, a worker has a 1 in 48,000 chance of dying due to a work related injury or occupational exposure. Even more staggering than that is a South Carolina worker has a 4.6 chance in 100 of being injured while at work. Although a fairly complex chart, the National Bureau of Labor and Statistics has posted a chart that shows the various industries and the number of workers' compensation injuries with each type of job.
Denied Workers' Compensation Claim
What To Know When Your Workers' Comp Claim is Denied
Greenville, South Carolina, Workers' Comp Lawyer
Pay Attention to the Time
If your on the job injury claim is denied, you have TWO YEARS to file your claim with the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission to seek medical benefits, weekly benefits from being out of work and so on. Failure to file a claim within the two year prescribed time can preclude you from any workers' compensation benefits. In addition, the longer you wait, the harder it may be to get benefits. It is important to watch the time.
State Trooper in Workers' Compensation Car Accident
