By: Russell Keener  —  October 4, 2011
 

Hand and wrist injuries are extremely com­mon.  If you are hav­ing pain or swelling in your wrists or hands, your job may be the cul­prit.  As rep­utable Geor­gia hand & wrist injury attor­neys, we know that many peo­ple suf­fer these injuries because of the type of work they do.

Repet­i­tive motions can cause injuries to the wrists and/or hands.  Those who typ­i­cally suf­fer these types of injuries include peo­ple who work in the con­struc­tion indus­try,  on pro­duc­tion lines in fac­to­ries, run machin­ery, or work in a ware­house.  How­ever, you can also suf­fer injuries to your hands and wrists if you sim­ply spend much of the day run­ning a cash reg­is­ter or typing.

Of course, there are other ways that injuries to the wrists and hands can occur.  A fall or sud­den impact or hyper-extending the arm or hand can cause injury or dis­com­fort to the hand and wrists.  Injuries that occur in this man­ner are fre­quently asso­ci­ated with trauma at work.

In the eyes of Geor­gia work­ers’ com­pen­sa­tion law, you qual­ify for ben­e­fits whether the injury was caused sud­denly (called a trau­matic injury) or over time (called a chronic injury).

Carpal tun­nel syn­drome causes pain or numb­ness and tin­gling in the wrist and hands. Severe cases can even be per­ma­nent.  Some peo­ple are left with dam­age to the nerves and numb­ness, and loss of use of their hands, wrists or even arms.  If you are hav­ingt pain or nun­mb­ness or tin­gling in your arms, wrists, or hands you need to be exam­ined by a doc­tor.  If you have these prob­lems and do repeta­tive work with your hands on the job, you need to explore the pos­si­bil­ity of fil­ing a work­ers’ com­pen­sa­tion claim.

Work­ers’ com­pen­sa­tion allows you to obtain life­time med­ical care to the injured body part with no co-pay and no deductable.  If your injury puts you out of work, you are also enti­tled to a weekly pay check through work­ers’ com­pen­sa­tion.

To ensure your rights are pro­tected and that you are com­pen­sated fairly for your injuries, con­sult with an expe­ri­enced Mari­etta per­sonal injury attor­ney.  If you or a loved one is expe­ri­enc­ing hand or wrist pain which may be caused by work, call the Keener Law Firm at 770–955-3000 for a free pri­vate case eval­u­a­tion.  We can help you get to a doc­tor to deter­mine whether your injuries are work related.  The Keener Law Firm has over 20 years of expe­ri­ence help­ing Geor­gia fam­ily mem­bers who have been injured on the job.