CHEMICAL BURN INJURY ON THE JOB MN ATTORNEYS
A lawyer in our office recently came across this news article regarding a serious workers compensation accident injury: A Burnsville, Minnesota man was transported by Sanford AirMed to the hospital after receiving serious injuries following a work accident. The incident happened at Dakota Yeast LLC.
At approximately 9:32 a.m. Thursday, April 19, the worker was unloading hydrous ammonia from his semi truck. ‘As he took a safety cap off a coupler, it sprayed,’ explained a rescue worker from the Fire Department. ‘then, pressure from the coupler sprayed him.’ The hydrous ammonia sprayed him in his facial area resulting in a chemical burn, the Sheriff’s Office stated.
After this horrible burn injury at work, the man was transported by ambulance to the hospital with serious injuries. From there, he was transported by Sanford AirMed to Sanford Health.’This incident remains under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Administration,’ the Sheriff’s Office continued.
COMPENSATION FOR BURNED AT WORK LAWYERS MN
If you have been burned or injured while on the job at work, please call us and speak with a top lawyer for a free consultation.Our attorneys have over 25 years’ experience successfully representing people injured in a work accident throughout Minnesota. We have worked with many burn injury victims and other types of injury on the job and other situations.
After an accident injury on the job, the worker has the right to workers compensation insurance. However, you may also have the right to additional compensation from a third party that caused the accident. For example, the manufacturer of a defective machine or equipment or tools. You may also be able to sue if there was negligence of another worker for a different company.
Our injured on the job lawyer will meet with you, explain your rights, and make sure you get the compensation you are entitled to. We have offices in Edina, Minneapolis, Woodbury, and St. Louis Park and a lawyer will also make a house call to people injured anywhere in Minnesota. We will answer your questions, make sure your rights are protected.