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If you need an Alaska personal injury and wrongful death attorney with experience handling personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from motor vehicle accidents of all kinds, maritime and aviation accidents, defective product accidents and premises liability and job site accidents, please contact Attorney Elliott T. Dennis today.

1503 West 31st Avenue, Suite 201
Anchorage, Alaska 99503

Ph / 907-929-4890
       866-377-3712

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Anchorage, Alaska Accident Lawyer – Protecting Victims of “On-The-Job” Injuries

Our Anchorage, Alaska “on-the-job” injury accident lawyer can help victims of work related injuries. Injured workers who are hurt on the job have the right to receive “workers compensation” benefits and they may have the right to file a “third-party” lawsuit for all their damages. Workers who have been injured “on-the-job” need the help of an aggressive knowledgeable lawyer to collect the compensation they are entitled to under the law.

“On-The-Job” Injuries

Workers who suffer work related or “on-the-job” injuries have rights unavailable to other accident victims. However, enforcing those rights often requires help from an experience injury attorney.  

A worker who is hurt “on-the-job” is entitled to recover workers compensation benefits from the employer's workers compensation insurance company, regardless of whether the injury was caused by the “fault” or negligence of another person.  The benefits an injured worker is entitled to receive under a workers compensation claim are limited by law and often injured workers are inadequately compensated.  Depending on the facts of the case, an injured worker will be entitled to payments for medical treatment, lost time from work, permanent partial disability, and if the worker can not return to his/her occupation,  re-training benefits.  However, an injured worker cannot sue the employer or a co-worker for the injury even if they negligently caused the accident.  Under most circumstances, workers compensation benefits are the only benefits available to an injured worker.  Workers with serious injuries need an aggressive and knowledgeable attorney to protect their rights to receive all the workers compensation benefits allowed under the law.

If the “on-the-job” injury was caused by a “third party,” (someone other than the employer or a fellow employee) the injured worker may be able to recover the full amount of damages that he/she has suffered by suing the “third party”.  This could include payment for pain and suffering and the full measure of damages resulting from permanent disability or lost earning ability.  However, when a third party claim is made, the injured worker must prove that the fault or wrongful action of the third party caused the injuries.  Examples of third party actions are:

• A product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of a defective product, which causes an on-the-job injury. The injured employee can file for workers compensation benefits and sue the manufacturer of the defective product.
• An automobile accident caused by another person (a third party) while the worker was on-the-job would be a prime example of a third party case.  The worker is entitled to collect workers compensation benefits and sue the third party. 
• A lawsuit against a subcontractor on a construction job site for negligently injuring the employee. The injured worker can pursue a third party claim against the other company working on the same job site if its employees caused his personal injury.

When a third party claim exists and the injured worker collects workers compensation benefits, the employer or its workers compensation insurer has a right to recover the money they paid to the injured worker from money the injured worker collects from the third party.

Many work related injuries occur on construction sites. Construction site accidents include:

• Slip and fall accidents
• Heavy machine accidents
• Roofing accidents
• Equipment malfunction accidents
• Auto accidents while operating a work related vehicle
• Electrocution accidents

Windy, icy, or snowy conditions make it more likely that a work related accident will take place, especially when workers are working outdoors, such as at a construction site. With an office located in Anchorage, on-the-job injury accident lawyer Elliott T. Dennis can help victims of work related injuries obtain monetary settlements for their injuries, medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Contact Elliott T. Dennis

If you have suffered an “on-the-job” injury and need representation either for a “workers compensation” claim or to pursue a damage claim against a negligent third party,  you will need an experienced attorney to evaluate the facts of your case. Contact Elliott T. Dennis in Anchorage, Alaska, an “on-the-job” injury lawyer experienced in representing clients with work related injuries, for a free evaluation of your case.