Long Beach Longshoreman Injury Attorneys
If you are a longshoreman who is employed in the State of California and have suffered a serious injury while on the job, you should contact a Long Beach longshoreman injury attorney at the Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV immediately. As an injured worker you have rights. Protect your rights by hiring an experienced lawyer who has successfully represented cases similar to yours. Our dedicated and skilled work injury attorneys have experience representing clients who have been seriously injured in a variety of work related accidents and are available to discuss your work related case with you. Please contact the Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV today for a free consultation.
In the United States many harbor workers, longshoreman, dock workers, and other maritime workers are the victims of serious work related accidents each year. Within the longshoreman and other maritime working professions, there are a variety of risks and hazards that employees face while on duty. Listed below are some of the numerous causes of accidents and fatalities that longshoremen face at their workplace:
- Crane accidents
- Drowning and near drowning accidents
- Electrocutions
- Equipment related accidents
- Explosions
- Fires
- Machinery accidents
- Material handling injuries and accidents
- Scaffolding accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Vehicle accidents, including forklift injuries
In addition to these serious accident injuries, as a longshoreman, you may be experiencing repetitive strain or repetitive motion injuries (RMI) in your back, knees, wrists, neck, shoulders, or hands due to performing your job duties. RMI is a condition where tissues in the affected area have little tears causing inflammation and a great deal of physical pain. Two of the most common types of repetitive motion injuries are Tendonitis and Bursitis. Unfortunately, these types of injuries are common for employees in many professions in the U.S. who perform certain movements repeatedly, causing strain to the affected area.
Because of the vast amount of injuries being sustained by maritime workers, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act was put into action by the U.S. Department of Labor. The act was passed as an effort to offer seriously injured maritime workers, including longshoreman, certain benefits following an injury, such as supplementary income, medical benefits and employment rehabilitation services.
Some of the injuries that longshoreman may sustain while on the job may require that they undergo surgeries, take medications, visit doctors and specialists, and undergo other expensive, yet necessary, treatments. With the representation of a skilled Jones Act injury lawyer at the Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV, you may be able to recover monetary compensation for these and other accident related expenses.
