Law Office of James M. Hoffmann 
When your injuries are severe enough to be permanent, the stakes are higher and your case becomes much more complex. The majority of workplace injuries in St. Louis are not permanent. An employee will sustain a minor or moderate injury, get the medical treatment they need, take some time off, then be back to full … Read more
Sanitation workers carry out a critical function in our society, but the job comes with many risks. When you think of a fatal workplace injury, you’re probably imagining something like a factory setting, a logging operation, or a semi-truck losing control. This image is reasonable, given that those occupations are some of the most dangerous … Read more
https://www.hoffmannworkcomp.com/blunt-trauma-injuries/Through the use of these ergonomic strategies, you can reduce your injury risk significantly. Though the most famous types of workplace injuries are acute, like blunt force trauma, there are a significant amount of damages that take a long time to develop. A subcategory of these types of ailments is overuse injuries, which are the … Read more
A wear and tear injury typically takes a long time to start showing symptoms and is often harder to prove, but it’s not impossible! When we think about a workplace injury, we often picture an accident such as a worker getting their hand caught in machinery, a car accident, a slip and fall accident, etc. … Read more
The heat can have a severe effect on your health and your ability to think clearly. The months of Summer are characterized by a lot of positive things. It is when kids are out of school, the weather heats up, and people start taking their yearly vacations. There is one dark side of summer though, … Read more
In order to have a third-party liability case, your accident and injuries must be at least partially due to someone other than you or your employer. The most common workers’ compensation case is generally straightforward. An employee is injured at work during a typical work activity, they file a claim with their employer, and then … Read more