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What Should You Do If You Hurt Your Back at the Workplace?

by Paul Petersen
May 19, 2021
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Back Injuries or back pain arising because of the work that you do can be a precarious situation. But if you have faced it, you must seek experts like Law Advice and file your back injury claim for compensation. 

With increasing medical costs and an aging workforce, the frequency and effect of back injuries on the job are undoubtedly on the rise.

Insurance companies handle the workers’ compensation claims through the policies bought by the employer. 

What Is Covered in Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

The compensation claims of workers can vary from one state to the other. But they usually include:

 

  1. Temporary Disability Perks – If you cannot work due to the injury 
  2. Permanent Disability Perks – If you do not recover from your injury completely
  3. Medical Care – To assist you in recovering from the job-related injury 
  4. Job Displacement Benefits – To help you enhance your skills or get retrained if you cannot recover from your injuries
  5. Death Perks –If a worker dies during a job-related inquiry, compensation is to be paid to the children, spouse, and other relatives

What to Do If You Hurt Your Back at the Workplace?

Report It to Your Employer 

If you gradually realise the symptoms, report them just when you think or learn that the job can cause it. This negates the chances of delays in receiving the workers’ compensation perks that include medical expenses. 

All the states have a stipulated time frame within which you must report to the supervisory body. After supplying the proper notice, you must get the proper medical care. 

Obtain Medical Treatment without Delay 

If the injury calls for emergency care, rush to the emergency medical facility without delay. Let the hospital staff know that your injury happened during work, and get in touch with your employer (if possible) to know what steps to take.  

Go for first aid if you don’t need emergency care. If the injury does improve after a few days with over-the-counter pain meds and after a few days of rest, you should seek proper medical treatment. This is especially the case if you develop the signs like:

  • Weakness or Numbness on Your Legs
  • Loss of Bladder or Bowel Control 
  • Vomiting or Nausea
  • Fever

If the compensation claim by you is not disputed, the cost of the essential medical care will be paid by the employers’ insurance company. Again, except for emergency needs, your state may need you to go for medical care from a specific healthcare provider that is certified by the state worker’s compensation board. 

You should also ask your doctor to recommend the type of work you can do with your injury. This should also be provided to the employer. 

File the Claim with the State Workers’ Compensation Board 

Once the file is claimed, your employer has to provide the medical care. You must fill out the paperwork properly and submit it to the workers’ compensation board for filing the claim. If the paperwork is not filed within the time frame designated by the state, you may lose the right to your perks. 

To avoid that and get your compensation claims fulfilled, you should get in touch with experts like Law Advice without delay who set you on the right track that, in turn, will enable fast and fair fulfilment of your claim. 

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