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Industrial accidents refer to a broad range of accidents that occur on any type of industrial site. Examples of industrial accidents include machinery failure, crane accidents, pressurized vessel failure, pipe explosions and equipment malfunctions.
Victims of industrial accidents usually seek workers'' compensation through their industrial accident reports. By law, workers'' compensation entitles an injured worker to receive a portion of his salary to compensate for medical expenses and disability based on the claims set forth in the industrial accident report.
In industrial accidents, third party negligence may be just cause for additional damages to be sought by the injured party. In such cases, personal injury lawyers investigate industrial accident reports to ascertain the responsible party, whether it''s a manufacturer of industrial equipment, a land or property owner, architect, contractor or subcontractor. While workers'' compensation laws prohibit employees from suing their employers over an on-the-job accident, they can seek damages from a third party.
Immediate filing of an industrial accident report is crucial to the case and the settlement of any damages caused by the accident. Employers want to file industrial accident reports as soon as possible to cut the costs of lost time. Workers'' compensation agencies will pay close attention to industrial accident reports filed in a delinquent manner because they can result in larger than necessary settlements due to greater periods of disability than normal for an injury; higher medical costs; disputes over causation, treatment and return to work; and higher rates of attorney involvement and litigation.
In fact, the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions reports that prompt filing of industrial accident reports reduces the frequency of litigations in industrial accident cases. The organization reports that 22 percent of claims reported within 10 days of the injury resulted in lawsuits; this number jumped to 47 percent when industrial accident reports were filed more than 31 days from the injury.
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