At Sanders & Nettles, our Columbia & Charleston personal injury lawyers are dedicated to protecting the rights of seriously injured clients throughout South Carolina. Our highly skilled attorneys are committed to providing our personal injury clients with aggressive representation and accurate legal advice. If you or a loved one has suffered from a head or brain injury as the result of a job related accident, you may be able to file an injury claim and recover the monetary compensation that you deserve. Contact Sanders & Nettles today for a free consultation regarding your head injury or brain injury case.
Approximately 10% of the 2 million head injuries suffered each year in the United States are caused by work-related accidents. The law requires that the work place provide all employees with a safe environment that is free of harm. If you have been the victim of a head injury that resulted from a workplace accident or violence in the workplace, you should contact a South Carolina head injury lawyer at Sanders & Nettles immediately to discuss your case. Our Columbia & Charleston traumatic head injury attorneys have experience representing clients who have suffered from serious head and brain injuries.
Some serious head and brain injuries that may be caused by work accidents include:
- Anoxic brain injury
- Concussion
- Contrecoup
- Contusion
- Epidural Hematoma
- Skull fracture
When a person is the victim of a brain injury, his or her brain may bruise, bleed, or tear due to the head being hit by or penetrated with an object. A person who experiences a trauma to the head may also suffer from shock, headaches, dizziness, and injury to the neck and/or spine. In cases of severe head injury, the victim's injury is typically treated immediately, but in some cases, head injuries may go unnoticed and untreated for weeks. Anyone who has been struck in the head should be thoroughly examined by a doctor to determine if there is brain or head damage.
Up to 30% of all head injury victims suffer from long term, even permanent disabilities. The effects of a head injury can be devastating and change many aspects of the victim's life. Some common changes that a head injury victim may experience include:
- Change in speech, including slowed speech
- Changes in mood
- Coordination difficulty
- Decision making problems
- General learning difficulties
- Language problems, including difficulty with word finding abilities
- Loss of vision
- Memory loss
- Personality changes
Costs associated with head injuries are very expensive and may include the costs of surgeries, medical specialists, rehabilitation, in-home care, treatment at care facilities, and other injury-related expenditures. If your head injury was caused by a work accident, you may be able to recover monetary compensation for your accident-related expenses, as well as pain and suffering and loss of current and future wages.