Workers Compensation Injuries – Is There A Premises Liability and Negligent Security Third Party Claims?

The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP who handle workers compensation cases always investigate the possibility that there is a negligent third party who can be sued and held accountable for the client’s injuries and damages. As any injured worker knows, the income benefits available under the Georgia Workers Compensation Act are limited. A worker with serious injuries is never made whole with workers compensation benefits alone. Many serious on-the-job injuries or deaths are attributable to the negligence of someone other than the employer.
For instance, increasingly, employers do not own or solely occupy the premises of an injured worker’s place of work. As a consequence, an injured worker may have claims against the owner of the premises or an entity that may jointly occupy the premises with the injured worker’s employer. The owner or occupier of a premise is liable for injuries caused by his failure to exercise ordinary care in keeping the premises and approaches safe. The owners of the premises may have a duty, under a contract, to keep the premises in safe repair or repair certain equipment associated with the premises. Likewise, the owner may have actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition existing on the premises.
Accordingly, when a client is injured on-the-job, careful attention should be paid to the facts to determine whether there is a viable third party to go after for full compensation. The injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have extensive experience in handling these cases. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an on-the-job injury, call us for a free consultation.