Work Injury Lawyers for Pennsylvania Workers in Every Industry
Workers’ compensation claims often look different depending on the type of work an employee performs. The physical demands of a job, the work environment, and the circumstances surrounding an accident can all affect the injuries someone suffers and the benefits they may be entitled to receive. At Stern & Cohen, our attorneys have extensive experience handling workers compensation by industry and representing injured workers across Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
As experienced Pennsylvania workers compensation lawyers and Philadelphia workers compensation lawyers, we represent employees in a wide range of occupations, including construction workers, healthcare professionals, warehouse employees, truck drivers, retail workers, teachers, office employees, and many others. Every job presents unique risks, and understanding how an injury occurred can be critical to securing benefits.
Whether you are searching for information about injured at work by job type, looking for workers compensation for injured workers in your industry, or trying to understand your legal options after a workplace accident, our team is here to help.
Industries and Job Types We Commonly Represent
We represent injured workers across Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania in a wide range of industries and occupations, including:
Warehouse Worker Injuries
Warehouse workers often perform physically demanding jobs involving heavy lifting, repetitive motion, forklifts, and fast-paced work environments. Common workplace injuries include back injuries, shoulder injuries, repetitive stress injuries, slips and falls, and equipment-related accidents. Stern & Cohen has represented warehouse workers throughout Pennsylvania and understands the unique challenges these employees face after a workplace injury.
Delivery Driver Injuries
Delivery drivers spend long hours on the road while lifting, carrying, and transporting packages. Common workplace injuries include motor vehicle accident injuries, lifting injuries, slips and falls, repetitive stress injuries, and shoulder and back injuries. Stern & Cohen helps injured delivery drivers pursue workers’ compensation benefits and protect their rights after a work-related accident.
Truck Driver Injuries
Truck drivers face unique workplace hazards both on and off the road. Common workplace injuries include motor vehicle accident injuries, lifting injuries, falls while entering or exiting a truck, repetitive stress injuries, and neck and back injuries. Stern & Cohen has extensive experience representing injured truck drivers and guiding them through the workers’ compensation process.
Factory and Manufacturing Worker Injuries
Factory and manufacturing workers often perform physically demanding jobs around machinery, production lines, tools, and heavy materials. Common workplace injuries include repetitive stress injuries, lifting injuries, machinery accidents, crush injuries, burns, and slips and falls. Stern & Cohen understands the demands of manufacturing jobs and has helped injured workers throughout Pennsylvania pursue the benefits they deserve.
Nurse Injuries
Nurses routinely lift, move, and assist patients while working long hours in demanding environments. Common workplace injuries include back injuries, shoulder injuries, neck injuries, slips and falls, workplace violence injuries, and repetitive stress injuries. Stern & Cohen has represented many injured nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Pennsylvania.
Hospital Worker Injuries
Hospital workers perform a variety of physically demanding and fast-paced jobs throughout healthcare facilities. Common workplace injuries include patient handling injuries, slips and falls, workplace violence injuries, repetitive stress injuries, and exposure-related injuries. Stern & Cohen understands the risks hospital employees face and is committed to helping them secure workers’ compensation benefits.
Home Health Aide Injuries
Home health aides provide direct care to patients in homes and residential settings. Common workplace injuries include lifting injuries, falls, back injuries, shoulder injuries, and injuries caused by assisting patients with mobility. Stern & Cohen helps injured home health aides navigate the workers’ compensation system and pursue the benefits available to them.
Restaurant and Hospitality Worker Injuries
Restaurant and hospitality workers often work in busy environments that require constant movement and physical activity. Common workplace injuries include burns, cuts, slips and falls, lifting injuries, repetitive stress injuries, and injuries caused by wet or hazardous surfaces. Stern & Cohen represents restaurant and hospitality employees throughout Pennsylvania who have been injured on the job.
Retail and Grocery Worker Injuries
Retail and grocery workers frequently stock shelves, move inventory, operate equipment, and assist customers. Common workplace injuries include lifting injuries, repetitive stress injuries, slips and falls, falling merchandise injuries, and workplace violence incidents. Stern & Cohen helps injured retail workers understand their rights and pursue workers’ compensation benefits.
Maintenance and Janitorial Worker Injuries
Maintenance and janitorial workers regularly perform physical labor involving cleaning equipment, ladders, chemicals, and heavy materials. Common workplace injuries include falls, lifting injuries, chemical exposure injuries, repetitive stress injuries, and equipment-related accidents. Stern & Cohen has experience representing maintenance and janitorial workers across a wide range of industries.
Security Guard and Corrections Officer Injuries
Security guards and corrections officers often work in unpredictable environments where physical confrontations can occur. Common workplace injuries include assault-related injuries, falls, sprains and strains, repetitive stress injuries, and psychological injuries such as PTSD. Stern & Cohen understands the physical and emotional toll these injuries can have on workers and their families.
Construction Worker Injuries
Construction workers face some of the highest injury risks in Pennsylvania due to hazardous job sites and physically demanding work. Common workplace injuries include falls from heights, equipment accidents, electrocutions, struck-by accidents, and lifting injuries. Stern & Cohen has built a reputation for helping injured construction workers protect their rights and pursue compensation.
Teacher and School Employee Injuries
Teachers and school employees perform a wide range of duties both inside and outside the classroom. Common workplace injuries include slips and falls, lifting injuries, repetitive stress injuries, assault-related injuries, and injuries sustained during school activities. Stern & Cohen helps education professionals navigate the workers’ compensation process after a workplace injury.
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker Injuries
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers frequently operate machinery, perform heavy lifting, and work outdoors in changing conditions. Common workplace injuries include equipment-related injuries, heat-related illnesses, falls, lifting injuries, and repetitive stress injuries. Stern & Cohen understands the hazards associated with outdoor labor and advocates for injured workers throughout Pennsylvania.
Mover Injuries
Movers regularly lift, carry, and transport heavy furniture and household items. Common workplace injuries include back injuries, shoulder injuries, knee injuries, lifting injuries, falls, and repetitive stress injuries. Stern & Cohen helps injured movers pursue the medical and wage loss benefits they may be entitled to receive.
Auto Mechanic Injuries
Auto mechanics work around heavy equipment, tools, vehicles, and hazardous materials on a daily basis. Common workplace injuries include crush injuries, burns, cuts, repetitive stress injuries, lifting injuries, and falls. Stern & Cohen has experience representing mechanics and other skilled workers injured while performing physically demanding jobs.
Sanitation and Waste Management Worker Injuries
Sanitation and waste management workers perform physically demanding work involving heavy loads, vehicles, and outdoor environments. Common workplace injuries include lifting injuries, falls, struck-by accidents, repetitive stress injuries, and motor vehicle accident injuries. Stern & Cohen is committed to helping injured sanitation workers secure the benefits they need during recovery.
Utility Worker Injuries
Utility workers often work around power lines, underground systems, roadways, and heavy equipment. Common workplace injuries include electrocutions, falls, equipment-related injuries, lifting injuries, and motor vehicle accident injuries. Stern & Cohen understands the unique risks utility workers face and helps them navigate complex workers’ compensation claims.
Airport Worker Injuries
Airport workers perform a variety of physically demanding jobs involving baggage handling, equipment operation, aircraft servicing, and passenger assistance. Common workplace injuries include lifting injuries, repetitive stress injuries, vehicle accidents, falls, and equipment-related injuries. Stern & Cohen has represented injured workers from many transportation-related industries and is ready to help airport employees protect their rights.
FAQs
Can I get workers’ compensation if I was injured in a physically demanding job?
Yes. Many workers’ compensation claims involve physically demanding occupations such as construction, warehousing, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and landscaping. If you were injured while performing your job duties, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits regardless of whether the injury happened suddenly or developed over time.
Does workers’ compensation cover delivery drivers and truck drivers?
In many cases, yes. Delivery drivers and truck drivers face a variety of workplace hazards, including vehicle accidents, lifting injuries, falls, and repetitive stress injuries. If your injury occurred while performing work-related duties, you may qualify for workers’ compensation benefits.
Can nurses and healthcare workers file workers’ compensation claims?
Yes. Nurses, home health aides, hospital employees, CNAs, and other healthcare workers are generally covered by Pennsylvania workers’ compensation laws. Common claims involve lifting injuries, back injuries, workplace violence incidents, repetitive stress injuries, and slip and fall accidents.
What should I do if my job caused a back, shoulder, or knee injury?
You should report the injury to your employer as soon as possible and seek medical treatment. Even if the condition developed gradually over time due to repetitive work activities or physical labor, you may still have a valid workers’ compensation claim. Speaking with an experienced workers’ compensation attorney can help you better understand your rights and options.
Do I need a lawyer for a workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania?
Not every workers’ compensation claim requires an attorney. However, legal representation can be especially important if your claim has been denied, your benefits have been stopped, your injury is disputed, or you are facing a hearing before a Workers’ Compensation Judge. An experienced attorney can help protect your rights and advocate for the benefits you may be entitled to receive.
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Contact a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
If you were injured at work, Stern & Cohen is ready to help. Our attorneys represent injured workers across Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania in a wide range of industries and occupations. Contact Stern & Cohen today for a free consultation to discuss your claim and learn how we can help you pursue the workers’ compensation benefits you deserve.