On-the-Job Back Injuries in North Carolina
Many different types of work can lead to back injuries. The problem many workers face, however, is that their employers or their employers' insurance carriers challenge whether the back injury was caused by work or happened in some other way.
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At the David Gantt Law Office in Asheville, North Carolina, we have talked to many workers who have suffered back injuries at work, but who have been denied a workers' compensation claim. Work-related back injuries may be caused by a fall, by a truck accident, by repetitive heavy lifting or by other causes.
Attorney David Gantt is certified as a Specialist in Workers' Compensation by the North Carolina State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization. This distinction reflects his ability to effectively and knowledgeably represent clients who have been injured in work-related accidents.
As a board-certified workers' compensation lawyer, David Gantt has the experience and knowledge to challenge workers' compensation claim denials. He will listen carefully to you, review the medical records and represent you in hearings to obtain the medical benefits and lost pay you are entitled to as a worker injured on the job.
We represent working people at our law firm.
It can be difficult to prove a back injury and then to prove how it happened, but our law firm understands the medical issues as well as the workers' compensation system. We have helped clients with herniated disc injuries, fractured vertebrae and injuries caused by physical stress and strains.
- Our clients have included nurses and certified nursing assistants who have injured their backs while lifting and moving patients.
- We have helped truckers and others who suffered back injuries in work-related truck and car accidents.
- Our law firm has helped construction workers injured in falls or collisions with machinery.
- We have represented manufacturing workers whose backs were injured by falls, by objects dropping on them, or by defective machinery.
- We have helped office workers injured by repetitive lifting injuries or by falls on stairways or because of debris.
A back injury may mean some time away from work to recover or it could mean a permanent disability. Contact us for a free consultation. We take all cases on a contingency basis.
