Workers’ Compensation Attorney for Scranton, PA; Wellsboro, PA; and the Surrounding Areas

Have you been injured on the job? If you or your loved one was injured while working, your employer is responsible for medical and rehabilitative costs, lost wages, and possibly a lump sum payment for future benefits. Getting hurt at work is a stressful event to suffer through, as is the process of applying for workers' compensation benefits. At the law firm of Ginn & Vickery PC, our workers' compensation lawyers have provided injured workers with guidance and representation for more than 40 years. Our lawyers will fight for your rights! Like employers and insurance companies, we thoroughly understand workers' compensation laws and use our knowledge and experience to protect and assert our client's right to benefits.

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

Workers' compensation is insurance that, by law, your employer is required to carry in case an employee is injured on the job, becomes ill due to circumstances surrounding their job, or if death results from their job. Benefits you may be eligible for include:

 

  • Medical expenses and treatment
    Your employer is obligated to pay for prescription medications, hospital stays, visits to physicians and clinics, and medical equipment.


  • Lost wages
    If you are unable to work or are unable to return to a job at the same income level as you earned before your work injury, you are entitled to wage benefits.


  • Death benefits
    If a fatal work injury takes place, the family members of the victim may be able to receive wage benefits.

Injuries Covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act

Any worker who has sustained an injury arising out of, and in the course of, their employment has a potential workers' compensation claim. If you were injured while traveling on business, performing work-related errands, attending a required social function, or even while on a break or using the restroom facilities, you will be covered. Work injuries can include:

  • Amputations
  • Back injuries
  • Brain and traumatic head injuries
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Chemical exposure
  • Death claims
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Foot injuries
  • Fractures
  • Hand injuries
  • Hearing loss
  • Heart attacks
  • Leg injuries
  • Loss of vision
  • Neck injuries
  • Occupational diseases
  • Repetitive motion injuries
  • Repetitive trauma injuries
  • Shoulder injuries
  • Strains and sprains
  • Strokes
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome

The Benefits of Hiring a Workers’ Compensation Attorney

Hiring a qualified workers’ compensation attorney is key to protecting your benefits. While insurance claims adjusters may offer advice, their motivation is to keep costs low and profits high. This goal is in direct conflict with your best interests. Our attorneys will work to get you the best medical care and ongoing wage loss benefits for as long as you are unable to return to work. 

Gas Drilling Injuries

As gas drilling gets closer to our neighborhoods, the risk of injury to local citizens and their families will rise. Increased traffic and trucks rumbling over our damaged roads have an impact on everyone's life. While gas companies drill for profit, it has resulted in accidents and deaths and threatens to put many more workers at risk. If you have been injured on or around a drill rig, it is important to discuss your case with an attorney. You need to protect your rights to obtain medical care and compensation for your lost wages.

 

If you are a member of the public who has been injured as a result of a drill company's negligence, you may have a claim for money damages. Water tankers and dump trucks traveling to and from rigs and well pads are clogging up our roads. It takes hundreds of tanker loads to haul the one or two million gallons of water required for a single fracking.

  • Drilling Rig Workers We Represent

    • Gas rig employees
    • Gas pipeline employees
    • Roughnecks
    • Drilling well employees
    • Any employee related to the gas industry
    • Members of public injured due to gas company negligence

  • Injuries and Risks from Gas Accidents

    • Gas truck accident
    • Gas and oil explosions
    • Exposure to toxic chemicals
    • Heavy equipment accidents
    • Back injuries
    • Broken bones
    • Tool pusher injury
    • Burns
    • Dismemberment
    • Brain injuries
    • Spinal cord injury
    • Falling accidents
    • Drilling rig injuries
    • Gas field accidents

  • Property Owner Disputes

    If a gas company has breached the terms of a contract or disputes arise involving surface and subsurface landowner's rights, contact the law firm of Ginn & Vickery PC. These issues may include:

    • Lease disputes
    • Gas litigation
    • Royalty litigation
    • Surface damage and pollution claims
    • Water contamination

Contact Our Workers’ Compensation Attorney Today for a Free Consultation

Please understand that there are specific time limitations for notifying an injured worker whether a claim has been accepted or denied. It is also important to immediately notify your employer of a work injury because a delay can limit your ability to receive workers' compensation benefits. If you live in Troy, PA; Williamsport, PA; Scranton, PA; Wellsboro, PA; Towanda, PA; Coudersport, PA; Bradford, PA; or the surrounding areas, please reach out to our firm today to get started.

 

At Ginn & Vickery PC, accidents and work injuries are handled on a contingent basis. If there is no recovery, the client owes no money to our firm. If you have been injured at work, on a gas drilling rig, or by the negligence of a gas company, you deserve competent, trustworthy, and aggressive legal representation. Evening and weekend appointments are available throughout Pennsylvania.