Knoxville Workers Comp Attorneys on Workplace Injuries

Workplace injuries happen often despite precautionary measures and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at-work mishap regulations. Several steps should be taken as soon as possible as a workplace mishap or accident injury happens that will help you protect your claim.

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The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development also offer informal benefit reviews to help in reaching settlements. Your Knoxville workers comp attorneys, can help you with such evaluations and/or disputed settlements with the insurance companies. If you sustain a workplace injury, contact an experienced workers compensation attorney to evaluate your law options.

What to do

Worker comp claims cover a wide variety of injuries including:

• Falls
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• Cuts
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• Burns
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• Toxic contaminants
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• Falling object injuries
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• Repetitive motion injuries
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• Equipment injuries

Regardless of your work-related injury, Tennessee law requires the following steps for a valid workers' comp settlement:

• Employee list. You should immediately report any At-work accident, injury, or illness to your employer within 30 days of the date of injury or when a doctor first tells you that your injury is Workplace .
• Employer report. Your employer must report injuries or illnesses to the company's insurer on the Tennessee Employer's First Report of On-the-job Injury or Illness form (Form C-20) within one working day of knowledge of the injury or illness.
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• Insurer list. Insurance third-parties must file a Form C-20 with the Division through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) not later than fourteen days after knowledge of the injury or illness.
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• treating physician report. Upon your report of a Work-related injury, your employer must provide a written list of three doctors from whom you can receive medical treatment. An Agreement between Employer/Employee Choice of Physician form (Form C-42) is completed, a copy given to you, and the original kept on file by the employer. If you sustained a back injury, the treating physician list should include a choice of four doctors and at least one chiropractor. The doctors must also be located in or near a non-commercial place. Whichever treating physician you select becomes your doctor, and you may not see another doctor unless your treating physician refers you to a specialist.

If your settlement is approved, you may be awarded benefits including:

• Weekly SSI disability benefits
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• Medical treatment
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• Mileage reimbursement
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• Permanent SSI disability
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