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Jobs that are more physical have a tendency to create chances for injuries. Construction sites are among the worst offenders. These areas are loud, have a lot of moving parts and people, and frequently involve unstable situations. Many of the injuries that occur on construction sites are relatively minor, but there is also the possibility of serious or severe injuries.
One of the most vulnerable places on the body is the head. Hardhats provide some protection but are not impermeable. The head is then subject to two types of injuries: closed head injuries and penetrating head injuries. Closed head injuries are injuries to the head that do not break the skull. So a cut to the scalp is technically a closed head injury. Concussions are the most common closed head injuries experienced on a construction site. Concussions, even though they don't involve an object penetrating the skull, can still be serious and require careful monitoring by trained medical professionals.
Penetrating head injuries are injuries to the head that break the skull and intrude into the brain. They are more likely to result in permanent brain damage than are closed head injuries. Traumatic brain injuries are types of penetrating head injuries. Traumatic brain injuries are caused by some sort of sudden trauma to the brain. The injury itself can be confined or specific to one part or area of the brain, or it may be a more a diffuse injury that affects multiple parts or areas of the brain. Annually, around 250,000 people experience moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries.
Other serious injuries involving construction sites include severed nerves and other types of nerve damage, broken limbs, and severe gashes.
Contact a Boston Workers' Compensation Lawyer
If you have been injured working on a construction site, contact the Boston workers' compensation lawyers of Pulgini & Norton at 1-888-344-2046 to discuss your injury and to learn more about the Massachusetts workers' compensation laws.
