What is a Catastrophic Injury?

Some injuries can heal completely, like broken bones and sprains. Others, like brain damage and spinal fractures, can never be repaired. In these cases, injury victims often suffer lifelong consequences and sometimes, death. These are known as catastrophic injuries.

Catastrophic injuries can occur as a result of any type of accident, including workplace accidents. Because of the serious nature of this type of injury, the costs associated with them are generally far beyond what an injured victim can afford without help. Fortunately, these victims are often entitled to monetary compensation for their losses. If you have suffered from a catastrophic injury in your workplace, contact an experienced workplace injury attorney to discuss the possibility of filing a workplace injury claim to seek compensation for your losses.

Any injury to the brain or spinal cord is generally considered to be a catastrophic injury. However, these are not the only types of catastrophic injuries that an individual can face. The following are examples of catastrophic injuries:

• Burns;
• Organ damage;
• Traumatic brain injury;
• Spinal cord injury; and
• Amputation of a limb.

These can include more specific injuries, such as brachial plexus injury. A spinal cord injury can result in paralysis, paresis, paraplegia, or quadriplegia. A brain injury can result in a coma, loss of memory, or cognitive damage.

If you have been injured at work and are now facing the serious consequences of a catastrophic injury, you could be entitled to monetary compensation for your damages. After receiving medical treatment for your injury, contact an experienced attorney to begin the workplace injury claim process. You will need to gather documents to support your claim. These documents can include photographs of the accident, your medical record, and a projected dollar figure of the income you have lost and will not receive in the future because of your injury. Catastrophic injuries are different from minor injuries in that they can lead to lifelong disabilities. If you have been disabled and now need a wheelchair or other disability aid, you can seek compensation for its cost through your workplace injury claim.

If you have suffered from a catastrophic injury in your workplace, you could be facing significant expenses. You might even be unable to work again or have to take less strenuous, lower-paying work for the remainder of your career. If another party was responsible for your accident and thus liable for your injury, you deserve monetary compensation to cover these expenses. Contact our team of experienced San Jose workplace injury attorneys at Corsiglia, McMahon, & Allard, L.L.P. today to schedule your free legal consultation with our firm, during which you can learn more about the workplace injury claim process and how you can move forward with yours. We are available for clients in the Bay Area, and the counties of San Mateo, Alameda, San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Clara.

• Brachial plexus injury