Workers’ compensation claims can be filed for any personal injury that occurs while you are performing your job functions, including:
- Car and truck accidents
- Railroad accidents
- Maritime accidents
- Asbestos exposure
- Burns
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Slips and falls
- Occupational illnesses or diseases
On-the-Job Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motor vehicle collisions happen to employees driving on company business just as often as they do to any other person. If you are required to drive a car, truck, forklift or other vehicle for work, you are entitled to workers’ compensation in the event that you are injured while operating that vehicle during the course and scope of your employment.
At the Florida law firm of Avera & Smith, we have been representing employees throughout the state for more than 60 years. We are also proud to offer the services of Gainesville commercial vehicle accident lawyer Lance Avera, who is board certified in workers’ compensation law by the Florida Bar. He is one of only a few elite lawyers in Florida to hold this distinction.
Florida Commercial Vehicle Accident Attorneys Serving All Types of Employees
Motor vehicle crashes and deaths are not at all uncommon to workers who spend time driving. Our law firm represents:
- Delivery truck drivers
- Taxi, bus or limousine drivers
- Forklift operators
- Dump truck or garbage truck drivers
- Employees from all industries who drive (or ride along) on company business
You May Also Have a Personal Injury Case
While our law firm can help you file a workers’ compensation claim, we may be able to help you get even more through filing a third-party personal injury claim, too. These types of claims come into play when the accident is caused by the negligence of a third party. An example might be getting hit by a drunk driver while you are on your way to a company conference in another city.
Construction Accidents
Construction sites can be dangerous places for construction company employees or those who work on a construction site. Injuries that can occur to construction workers include, but are not limited, to falls from scaffolding, electrical injuries and being hit by falling or dropped materials.
If you have been injured on a construction site during the course of your employment, call your Gainesville workers’ compensation attorneys at Avera & Smith. Lance Avera and his team of attorneys will fight on your behalf to build your case and get you the compensation you need to pay medical bills and make up for any lost wages.
Asbestos Claims
Although the use of asbestos as a building material has long been discontinued, its presence is still causing serious injury among workers today. Even adult children of workers exposed to asbestos are now becoming ill as a result of secondary exposure to this very dangerous material.
Asbestos is a soft fibrous material that was used in the past to make insulation and other fireproof products. Exposure to asbestos is known to cause serious illness, the most frequent and worst of which being mesothelioma—a type of cancer found in tissue covering the internal organs.
Asbestos claims are generally filed against the company or party responsible for the property where the asbestos exposure took place. Claims seek workers’ compensation for asbestos-related injury.
Because of the long-term effects of asbestos, we see a number of claims emerging today and finding their way to trial. If you or a family member has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or otherwise harmed by exposure to asbestos, please contact us. We can help get you the restitution you deserve.