This video discusses the various types of farm accidents and the potential injuries that can occur. It emphasizes the importance of understanding compensation options for injured farm workers, especially since they are often excluded from workers' compensation. Viewers are encouraged to seek legal assistance if they have questions about their specific situation.
Common causes include equipment malfunctions, falls from heights, and accidents involving heavy machinery. Workers can also be injured by sharp tools or hazardous materials on the farm.
Yes, you may be eligible for compensation depending on the circumstances of your injury. It's important to consult with a lawyer to explore your options.
Many farm workers are excluded from traditional workers' compensation coverage. However, there may be other avenues for seeking compensation for injuries.
Farm accidents can happen in so many different settings. We find people who will be bush hogging and they'll hit some barbed wire and it'll throw that barbed wire into their bodies. We see people who will fall off a hayloft. We'll see people that get run over by tractors when they catch in gear. There's just so many ways to get hurt on a farm that it doesn't bear talking about. Augurs, all the things that you do farm work with can be dangerous to a person. Those workers are typically excluded from workers' comp. So if you're injured on a farm, you really have to look and see if there's an instrument, a dangerous machine, or some way to find compensation for an injured farm worker, and we can do that. So if you have a question, give us a call.
