Legal Question in Workers Comp in Illinois
how much
i was crushed in a mazak laser at work the gaurd was off the machine by order of the owner of the company which of course his word against minebut regardless the gaurd was off!iwas trapped in the machinenot sure how long but long enough to be squeezed and lose control of bowelmovement and urinated on myself and out of breath till a co worker hit the emergency button on the machine i suffered two punture wound on both sides of stomach ablood clot the size of a football a hernia and two weeks after injury suffered namonia caused from injury (doctors said)then surgery for hernia and surgery for draining blot clot. gross disfigurment on my stomach i was off work for 2and a half months and could barely move for the first month work comp agent made everything difficult but did recieve ttd. so four scars on belly all the stuff i explained not to mention my work laid me off after seven months of work and 3500 dollars in training so what my question is a ball park figure of how much its worth a ballpark figure thanks for your time i hope you can help me i just wanted to hear another lawyers opinion thanks again
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: how much
How much your claim is worth depends on several factors, such as your wage rate and your recovery. Please call my office if you would like to discuss whether my office can be of help to you.
Jeff Friedman
312-357-1431