Workplace Injuries Attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What happens if you get injured in the workplace?

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so if you’re injured in the workplace of
course workers compensation is going to
apply which is a no fault compensation
system so you don’t have to prove that
somebody did anything wrong but
frequently there are other um sources of
uh money that are available to you from
third-party litigation so although you
are injured at work perhaps the
equipment you were working on was
maintained by a third-party vendor or
per perhaps there is some other company
that’s doing the maintenance and
cleaning and sweeping the floors or
perhaps there’s even another company
that’s inspecting the area that you’re
working in so it’s important to involve
an attorney even in a worker’s
compensation claim to ensure that you
can look at all these other potential
sources of liability to maximize your
recovery

Philadelphia, PA personal injury attorney Leon Aussprung M.D., ESQ. talks about what happens if you get injured in the workplace. He states that when an individual is injured in the workplace, workers’ compensation typically applies as a no-fault system, meaning there is no need to prove that anyone acted negligently. However, additional sources of recovery may be available through third-party litigation. For example, the equipment involved in the injury may have been maintained by an external vendor, another company could be responsible for cleaning or sweeping the work area, or a separate entity might have inspected the workspace. It is important to involve an attorney even in a workers’ compensation claim to identify all potential sources of liability and ensure that the injured party can maximize their recovery.

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