http://www.georgiaworkerscompblog.com/2010/06/24/case-study-workers-compensation-case-involving-a-long-term-employee-with-multiple-job-injuries/ Moderated by Attorney Jodi Ginsberg Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.georgiaworkerscompblog.com/2010/06/24/case-study-workers-compensation-case-involving-a-long-term-employee-with-multiple-job-injuries/#comment-11483 Jodi Ginsberg Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:14:20 +0000 http://www.georgiaworkerscompblog.com/?p=137#comment-11483 Janet, this is a situation where you should seek advice from an experienced workers' compensation lawyer. It sounds like your husband is not really able to perform full duty work and at some point the employer will try to terminate him. Janet, this is a situation where you should seek advice from an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer. It sounds like your husband is not really able to perform full duty work and at some point the employer will try to terminate him.

]]> http://www.georgiaworkerscompblog.com/2010/06/24/case-study-workers-compensation-case-involving-a-long-term-employee-with-multiple-job-injuries/#comment-11450 Janet Driggers Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:35:24 +0000 http://www.georgiaworkerscompblog.com/?p=137#comment-11450 My name is Janet Driggers. My husband, Paul, was burned with chemical acid August of 2009. He was sent to the burn unit in Augusta, Ga. He had a 3rd degree burn almost to the bone. The nerves and muscles are gone in that area. He had to have a skin graft. He did therapy. Was out of work for about 3 months. His knee getting hurting and getting weak. His job is maintenance on all of the county government buildings. He has to climb 24' ladders and on roofs of the buildings and lay on the floor to do the plumbing also. He would fall at work because his leg was weak. This went on for about a year. Still working with no restrictions per the doctor. He fell one day and could not get up without help so they sent him to the doctor. The doctor did surgery on his knee last December. He did therapy again. Sent back to work with no restrictions. Still climbing ladders and doing plumbing. His pain is still everyday and night. He takes meds at night but does not help. Is there anything that can be done about this. The last time he went to the doctor on 21st of June because he was in a lot of pain, the doctor sent a request for some typed of shot and we still have not heard from workers comp. The doctor sent a letter to workers comp saying the more and longer he worked climbing ladders was only going to make it worse. We just do not know what to do at this point. My name is Janet Driggers. My husband, Paul, was burned with chemical acid
August of 2009. He was sent to the burn unit in Augusta, Ga. He had a 3rd degree burn almost to the bone. The nerves and muscles are gone in that area. He had to have a skin graft. He did therapy. Was out of work for about 3 months. His knee getting hurting and getting weak. His job is maintenance on all of the county government buildings. He has to climb 24′ ladders and on roofs of the buildings and lay on the floor to do the plumbing also. He would fall at work because his leg was weak. This went on for about a year. Still working with no restrictions per the doctor. He fell one day and could not get up without help so they sent him to the doctor. The doctor did surgery on his knee last December. He did therapy again. Sent back to work with no restrictions. Still climbing ladders and doing plumbing. His pain is still everyday and night. He takes meds at night but does not help. Is there anything that can be done about this. The last time he went to the doctor on 21st of June because he was in a lot of pain, the doctor sent a request for some typed of shot and we still have not heard from workers comp. The doctor sent a letter to workers comp saying the more and longer he worked climbing ladders was only going to make it worse. We just do not know what to do at this point.

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