Most tool injuries involve amputations, severe lacerations, the loss of an eye, or head and neck injuries. In each instance, costs associated with medical treatment, surgery, medication, and lost wages must be taken into account.
At Goldenberg Lauricella, PLLC, our defective product injury lawyers on our Minneapolis team work with medical economists who provide thorough, accurate cost analyses of our client’s injuries. We also take into account pain and suffering, as well as long-term disability when a tool-related accident results in someone’s being unable to perform certain tasks.
Where Most Tool Injuries Occur
Most tool injuries occur when people are on the job. Workers’ compensation benefits do not cover pain, suffering, disability, scarring, or emotional damages. That is why it’s important to have the case reviewed by an experienced products liability attorney, not just your workers’ compensation attorney. We are also able to help if you were injured at home.
Tool-Related Injuries
The CPSC estimates that 900,000 people are injured each year using power tools. These tools are designed to cut, puncture, shred, slice, and sand metals, fiberglass, and woods. If a power tool makes contact with a person, bad outcomes like the following can occur:
- Electrocutions
- Burns
- Amputations
- Surgeries
Manufacturer’s Liability
The manufacturer of a power tool must identify and prevent hazards through design, guarding, and warnings. We have worked on thousands of products liability cases and we will help you understand your options and rights.
Goldenberg Lauricella Can Help
The law office of Goldenberg Lauricella, PLLC represents clients injured in accidents involving the following kinds of tools and many others:
- Circular saw
- Band saw
- Nail gun
- Power saw
- Blow torch
- Jack hammer
- Heat gun
- Paint stripper
- Sand blaster
When you can’t work, can’t function well at home or in your recreational activities, and can’t pay the bills, you need someone that you can trust. At Goldenberg Lauricella, our defective tool injury lawyers in Minnesota have the resources, experience, and expertise necessary to win your case.
Call us at (800) 903-1643, or contact us online and you will sleep better.