As an employee, you should feel safe in the work environment, and the building where you work should be safe and secure. Call a lawyer if you were badly injured by a falling item in a shop that should have been attached properly but was moved around and neglected.

Exploring your legal options is something you want to do quickly. Take the time to talk with the lawyer about all these details and different concerns.

Injury Analysis

Head, neck, spine, and back injuries are serious. If you have any of these injuries, then this improves your chance of having a case against your employer, especially if you are dealing with the following:

• Paralysis
• Permanent injuries
• Loss of motor skills
• Surgical needs
• Months of physical therapy
• Inability to care for yourself
• Long hospital stay

If you are so badly injured that you can't care for yourself and you may not ever heal or be able to work as you were again, you want to talk with a lawyer about your case.

Proof of Neglect  

Do you have proof that the item that fell wasn't secured properly or that if you were provided with the proper safety apparel, the injury may not have happened? You need to have proof that the incident was the fault of your employer, and you may want to even bring in other employees and coworkers to testify for you or to make a statement.

Employer Complications

You want to cut communication with your employer, especially if they aren't paying you workers compensation or if they are trying to get you to sign paperwork saying you won't pursue legal action. You want your employer to contact you through your attorney, and then your attorney can attempt to settle the case out of court or talk about a package for benefits and other things. This way you don't say or do the wrong thing that could jeopardize your case.

An injury that caused you to lose consciousness, get permanently injured, and have other problems should be handled by a legal team. If you are worried that your employer will try to get out of being responsible for your work-related injury and that they won't want to pay for your medical bills and the loss of wages that are greatly affecting your life at this time, then you want to get the help you need as quickly as you can. Speak with a work accident attorney to learn more.