Practice Areas Workers’ Compensation Common Work Injuries Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation for Spinal Cord Injuries

A spinal cord injury can permanently change a worker’s life. These catastrophic injuries often lead to chronic pain, loss of mobility, disability, and the need for long-term medical care. In severe cases, spinal cord injuries may prevent employees from returning to work entirely.

At Stern & Cohen, we help injured Pennsylvania workers pursue workers’ compensation benefits for serious spinal cord injuries caused by workplace accidents and repetitive job duties. If you are seeking spinal cord injury workers comp benefits in Pennsylvania, our attorneys are ready to help.

Common Causes of Work-Related Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injuries often result from serious workplace accidents involving trauma to the neck, back, or spine. These injuries are especially common in physically demanding and high-risk industries.

Common causes of workplace spinal cord injuries include:

Workers in construction, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and healthcare industries may face an increased risk of severe spinal injuries on the job.

Types of Spinal Cord Injuries We Commonly See

The spinal cord controls movement, sensation, and communication between the brain and body. Damage to the spinal cord can lead to serious long-term complications and permanent disability.

Common work-related spinal cord injuries include:

  • Herniated spinal discs
  • Nerve compression injuries
  • Partial spinal cord damage
  • Paralysis
  • Cervical spinal injuries
  • Thoracic spinal injuries
  • Lumbar spinal injuries
  • Fractured vertebrae
  • Traumatic spinal cord injuries

Symptoms may include:

  • Severe back or neck pain
  • Numbness or tingling
  • Weakness in the arms or legs
  • Loss of mobility
  • Chronic nerve pain
  • Difficulty walking
  • Reduced coordination
  • Loss of sensation

Serious spinal cord injuries may require emergency treatment, surgery, rehabilitation, and lifelong medical care.

Long-Term Care After a Spinal Cord Injury

Many spinal cord injuries require ongoing medical treatment and long-term care. Recovery may involve extensive rehabilitation, physical therapy, pain management, and assistive medical equipment.

Treatment and long-term care may include:

  • Surgical treatment
  • Physical therapy
  • Rehabilitation programs
  • Pain management
  • Mobility assistance devices
  • Home or vehicle modifications
  • Ongoing specialist care
  • Long-term medical monitoring

Some injured workers experience permanent physical limitations that affect their ability to work and perform everyday activities.

Disability Benefits for Spinal Cord Injuries

Serious spinal cord injuries can leave workers unable to return to their previous jobs or maintain long-term employment. Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits may provide wage-loss benefits and compensation for permanent disability caused by a workplace injury.

Benefits may include:

  • Medical treatment coverage
  • Wage-loss benefits
  • Surgical care
  • Rehabilitation expenses
  • Compensation for permanent impairment
  • Long-term disability-related benefits where applicable

Insurance companies often dispute the severity of spinal cord injuries or attempt to minimize long-term limitations. Our attorneys are experienced in handling complex workers’ compensation claims involving catastrophic injuries and permanent disability.

Spinal Cord Injury Settlements and Workers’ Compensation

Some spinal cord injury workers’ comp claims resolve through settlements based on the severity of the injury, long-term medical needs, permanent disability, lost earning capacity, and future care requirements.

Serious spinal cord injuries can have lifelong financial and physical consequences for injured workers and their families. Workers’ compensation may apply whether the injury resulted from a single traumatic accident or repetitive job-related strain.

Let Stern & Cohen Help With Your Spinal Cord Injury Claim

At Stern & Cohen, we understand the devastating impact a spinal cord injury can have on a worker and their family. Our experienced Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorneys are prepared to fight for the medical benefits, disability compensation, and long-term support injured workers deserve.

If you suffered a spinal cord injury at work, contact Stern & Cohen today for a free consultation.

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Common Work Injuries

$190,000

FedEx Employee with Work-Related Neck Injury

We secured a $190,000 settlement for a FedEx employee who suffered a serious neck injury on the job. She required ongoing treatment, including injections, and was kept out of work while receiving total disability benefits.

$210,000

Carpenter/Foreman with Rotator Cuff Tear

We recovered $210,000 for a carpenter/foreman who stepped off a ladder, landed on equipment, and fell at work. He suffered a full tear of his dominant right rotator cuff.

$230,000

Union Carpenter – Scaffold Fall & CRPS

We recovered $230,000 for a union carpenter who fell from a six-foot scaffold while installing sheet rock and metal framing. He landed on his left hand and wrist and later developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).

$230,000

Electrician with Knee, Hand, Wrist, and Back Injuries

We secured $230,000 for an electrician who tripped over a pipe at a Pennsylvania job site, injuring both knees, hands, wrists, and his back. His employer failed to properly document the incident, and the insurance company initially accepted only part of his injuries.