Florida Construction Worker Rushed to Hospital after Serious Head Injury on the Job

A Martin County, Florida construction worker was rushed to the hospital for treatment on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 30 after a serious workplace accident. According to local news reports, first responders arrived at the scene of the workplace accident at around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon and assisted a construction worker who had just suffered a head injury. The Martin County Fire and Rescue “X” post stated in regards to the terrible accident, “Rescue 21 & Ladder 23 responded to a construction site on Kanner Hwy around 2:30 p.m. Our crews quickly assisted a worker who suffered a head injury & needed transport to the hospital. They lifted the man out, & thankfully, it appears the injuries were not life threatening.”

Fortunately, for the construction worker, it appears from all accounts that his head injury was not likely to be life threatening. However, for construction workers in Mississippi and throughout the United States, the risk of a serious head injury on the job is something that is ever-present in construction work. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the construction industry alone “has the greatest number of both fatal and nonfatal [work related] [traumatic brain injuries] among U.S. workplaces.”

An Occupation Rife with Head Injury Risks

To underscore its finding that construction work presents the biggest risk of traumatic brain injury in the United States among all occupations, the CDC notes that from the period 2003 to 2010, a total of 2,210 construction workers were killed due to a traumatic brain injury. That number accounts for 25% of all construction work-related deaths and 24% of all work-related traumatic brain injuries deaths among all industries within the same period. The CDC also notes that, “Construction workers are at higher risk for TBIs because of their work in dynamic environments where they can be struck by falling and flying objects or fall from elevation. Falls, especially from roofs, ladders, and scaffolds, led to more than half of fatal [work-related] [traumatic brain injuries].”

Help for Mississippi Workers who Suffer Workplace Head Injuries

In Mississippi, when most workers suffer serious and debilitating workplace injuries, they are entitled to Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits. Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits include important compensation such as wage replacement compensation, medical expense reimbursement, vocation training, and other benefits to help workers get back on their feet after a workplace injury. In order to determine whether you may be entitled to Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits for your workplace head injury or other work-related injury, it is important to speak with an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer as soon as possible.

The experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyers at Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC offer a free and confidential consultation to learn about your workplace injury and to see if they can help you get Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits due to you. Contact the experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyers at Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC today and speak to a lawyer about your rights and options for free.

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