Lawrence & Associates Get a Prisoner Temporary Total Disability (TTD) and Surgery for an Accident That Happened While He Was Working
Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Everyday employees are injured while on the job and everyday employers and insurance companies try to deny those injuries have happened on the job because they are trying to minimize the value of claims. Our goal is to help our clients get the medical care they need to recover as much as possible. We want to share a recent case we handled to give you an idea of what we can do for our clients. We will supply as many details as possible while still respecting our clients need for privacy.
The Situation
Our client is a prisoner in the Kentucky state prison system. Shortly before he was incarcerated (for unrelated charges), he was injured at his work in Covington, Kentucky when a box fell from a high shelf and struck his shoulder. The Workers’ Compensation Carrier refused to provide medical treatment or Temporary Total Disability because it claimed our client, as a prisoner, was a ward of the prison system and would have to get treatment and other benefits that way. Unfortunately, the prison system also denied responsibility and client was left without medical care.
What We Did
At Lawrence & Associates, we believe everyone has rights under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It did not matter that our client was a prisoner. We took his claim and filed it, proving to the Administrative Law Judge that our client required surgery related to his workplace injury.
The Result
Not only did we get surgery approved, but we also made the Workers’ Compensation carrier pay Temporary Total Disability (TTD) to our client while he was incarcerated. Our client is currently undergoing physical therapy and sending his TTD checks home to his wife and children.
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Common Types of Work Injuries….
- Back injuries and herniated discs
- Head injuries and spinal cord injuries
- Meniscus tears and other knee injuries
- Shoulder injuries and rotator cuff damage
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Exposure to toxic substances, including chemicals and mold
- Carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive motion injuries
- Construction accidents, including scaffolding collapses, falls and injuries caused by heavy equipment
- Broken bones
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Everyday employees are injured while on the job and everyday employers and insurance companies try to deny those injuries have happened on the job because they are trying to minimize the value of claims. Our goal is to help our clients get the medical care they need to recover as much as possible. We want to share a recent case we handled to give you an idea of what we can do for our clients. We will supply as many details as possible while still respecting our clients need for privacy.
