Roof injuries are nearly always preventable. For those hurt in an accident while installing or repairing a roof, workers’ compensation coverage may provide financial support for your losses.
Roofing injuries range widely from mild to serious, with some leading to fatal outcomes. If you have any type of injury related to the work you are doing, document it and seek medical care. Some examples of common roofing injuries include:
After an accident involving any of these injuries, seek medical care immediately. If you fall from a roof or have any injuries that impact your ability to walk, move, talk, or think clearly, always get medical care. It protects your health and documents the injuries.
Documenting Roofing Injuries
Workers’ compensation requires you to document that your injuries occurred at the job site during work-related tasks. After an accident, you can document those losses in several key ways:
When safe, take photos of the accident location right after the incident occurred.
Gather witness statements, including the statements of other workers or individuals who stopped to help you.
Provide documentation of your injuries as reported by emergency care providers at the hospital, as well as follow-up care for rehabilitation.
You will need to submit a notification of your injury to your employer. They must provide you with information on seeking recovery of your losses through a workers’ compensation claim. You will need to document all of your losses and injuries at that time.
Why Hire an Attorney for Roofing Injuries
Workers’ compensation claims are supposed to be straightforward, but rarely are. They can be very complex, especially if the insurance company refuses to provide you with fair compensation for your time off, medical costs, and other allowable losses. By hiring an attorney for workers’ compensation claims related to roofing injuries, you gain an advocate to help you with the legal process in several ways:
Seeking disability. Victims of roofing injuries, such as falls from the roof, with serious injuries, may need to seek disability coverage. That could include temporary and long-term disability. Your attorney will help you manage this process with clarity to reduce the risk of not receiving fair compensation.
Denials of claims. You also benefit from hiring an attorney if the insurance company denies your claims. This is somewhat common if they feel the injury was not covered under workers’ compensation for any reason.
Third parties caused the injuries. If the injury was due to a known structural problem with the roof and the property owner failed to communicate that, they could be responsible for your injuries. This could mean seeking additional compensation in a personal injury claim rather than a workers’ compensation claim.
Acting now protects your rights. Seek out an attorney for your roofing injuries.
Contact Our Roofing Injuries Attorney Now
DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo is the reliable team you need. Set up a consultation with us to determine who is at fault for your injuries and what your claim is worth. If you have serious injuries, you deserve maximum compensation.
Our roofing injury accident lawyers will guide you through the workers’ compensation process or personal injury claim process.
