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Posted in Workers Compensation on September 29, 2021
Anyone who sustains a workplace injury should be able to recover compensation for their losses. This includes coverage of their medical bills and a significant portion of their lost income if they cannot work while they recover. However, not all injuries are necessarily traumatic. Often, individuals suffer from occupational injuries that occur as a result of exposure the hazardous conditions in the workplace. Here, we want to discuss how individuals recover compensation if they sustain an occupational disease as a result of job-related duties.
An occupational disease, often referred to as an occupational illness, is not necessarily an acute form of workplace injury that we typically think of. Occupational illnesses typically manifest themselves after working around hazardous substances or toxins for a long period of time in the workplace.
Some of the most common occupational diseases include the following:
If you or somebody you care about has sustained an occupational disease as a result of exposure in the workplace, you need to speak to a skilled attorney as soon as possible. It is almost always harder to recover compensation for an occupational disease than it is for a traditional acute traumatic workplace injury. That is because proving that the disease occurred due to exposure in the workplace is more challenging.
With a typical on-the-job traumatic injury, the date and contact can be determined with precision. However, an occupational disease typically occurs over time, and it can cause chronic symptoms that may not be easily pinpointed to the workplace right away. A skilled Georgia workplace injury lawyer can conduct an investigation to prove that an occupational disease occurred as a result of a person’s exposure in the workplace.