More than two million burns occur each year in the United States. Burns can require long periods of intensive care, repeated surgical skin grafts, rehabilitation therapy, pain management, and, in some cases, even emotional counseling that burn victims may experience as a consequence of their injuries.
Burns are typically caused by exposure to a wide variety of materials and external sources, such as chemicals, friction, electricity, radiation, and extreme temperatures. In the workplace, two of the most common types of burns are chemical burns and electrical burns:
Chemical burns typically occur when the skin is exposed to reactive chemicals such as irritants or corrosives including products like acids, bases, oxidizers, solvents, reducing agents, and alkylants. The exact location of a burn’s symptoms will depend on the chemicals involved, but symptoms frequently include itching, discoloration or darkening of the skin, burning sensations, difficulty breathing, coughing up blood, and, in some cases, death.
Electrical burns usually occur from natural causes, such as being struck by lightning, but can also be caused by electrical wires, electrical outlets, or faulty electrical products or tools. Electrical burns usually cause superficial skin injuries, but they can cause serious internal injuries, such as cardiac arrest or cardiac arrhythmia, and the extent of these injuries is not always obvious.
Other common causes of burns in the workplace include:
- Car Accidents
- Construction Accidents Construction Accidents
- Defective Products
- Industrial Explosions Industrial Explosions
If you or a loved one has suffered a burn injury, you can turn to an experienced Atlanta and workers’ compensation attorney at The Bader Law Firm. The Bader Law Firm is dedicated to helping injured workers throughout Georgia, particularly in Atlanta and Metro Atlanta, and we strive to obtain the maximum allowable recovery for each of our clients.
To schedule a free consultation with a burn injury attorney at the Bader Law Firm, please contact us or call 404.917.9174 . We are conveniently located in downtown Atlanta next to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation and just steps away from the Peachtree Center MARTA Station.
