Chemical Exposure and Workers' Comp Claims

West Virginia Workers' Compensation Attorney

Chemical exposure can cause serious and life threatening injuries and illnesses. An occupational disease can cut a person's career short. Exposure to toxic chemicals in an industrial or construction accident may cause severe burns, lung, or respiratory tract injuries, brain injuries, and other temporary or permanent disabilities or death. Workers' comp will cover medical care and replace a percentage of your normal pay, but this may prove inadequate to support your family and meet your obligations. If you have been denied benefits, or your injuries were caused by another's negligence you need to consult a West Virginia workers' compensation lawyer who fully understands and can explain your rights.

Workers' Comp Lawyer in West Virginia

Some exposures can have a cumulative effect, which means that they affect your body over time. Claims for compensation for occupational diseases caused by environmental pollution at work can be denied outright or only partially compensated. If you are facing a full or partial disability, you need a workers' comp attorney with the resources to investigate the circumstances of your accident for safety and OSHA violations and failure to train you or other personnel to gather the evidence crucial to your claim for compensation. The Fitzsimmons Firm has an impressive track record of successfully obtaining compensation in injury cases involving workers' compensation insurance and third party negligence as well as suits against employers for deliberate intent.

Some manufacturers fail to properly label their products with instructions and warnings which can lead to careless handling of volatile or deadly chemicals. Such a failure to warn can give rise to a lawsuit for damages. Don't allow your life to be affected by worry about your finances, consult a knowledgeable workers' compensation lawyer at the firm and get some concrete answers.

Are you suffering from the effects of chemical exposure? Contact a West Virginia workers' compensation lawyer at the firm who can help you.