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Head Injuries

The maritime industry is a very high-risk environment when it comes to head injuries, especially considering the constant motion of the vessel and all the heavy machinery and equipment involved. Head injuries may be minor and easily treatable, but in a vessel or dock environment suffering a major head injury is common.

These injuries can be burdensome for days, weeks, or even permanently. You or your loved one deserve compensation and justice for any head injury caused by a maritime accident involving the negligence of a maritime employer. An experienced maritime personal injury lawyer can help you pursue a favorable outcome in a maritime head injury settlement or lawsuit.

Maritime Head Injury Attorneys in Washington, Alaska, California, and Oregon

The maritime injury attorneys of BoatLaw, LLP have decades of experience handling maritime injury cases like yours, and will use whatever means possible to get you the compensation you deserve. Whether it is best for your maritime head injury case to reach a settlement or go to civil trial, BoatLaw, LLP will work together and keep your interests at heart.

We are accustomed to fighting maritime companies and insurance companies who are only concerned with their bottom line for the fair compensation you deserve because of their negligence. For your free consultation on how BoatLaw, LLP can help your maritime personal injury case, call 1 (800) 262-8529 today.


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Maritime Head Injury Information Center


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Types of Maritime Head Injuries

Generally, when it comes to head injuries there are two types: a closed head injury and an open head injury. A closed head injury is when an injury occurs, but the skull is not broken, fractured, or pierced. An open head injury occurs when the skull is pierced or fractured. All head injuries are serious due to the risk to the brain, but often closed head injuries are more difficult to diagnose and, if the brain is injured severely enough, require extensive consideration and treatment. Some of the head injuries that occur commonly in a maritime environment include:

  • Skin lacerations
  • Hemorrhage
  • External bruising
  • Fracture of the skull
  • Concussion
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Cerebral contusion or brain bruising
  • Hematomas or brain bleeds
  • Brain hemorrhage
  • Post-concussion syndrome

All these injuries can be dangerous and require immediate medical care with extended observation. Fight for the compensation you deserve for the maritime head injury you suffered caused by your employer’s negligence or vessel unseaworthiness. Contact an experienced maritime injury lawyer at BoatLaw, LLP.


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Maritime Causes of Head Injuries

Between the volatility of the sea, the heavy equipment and machinery required, and the constant hustle and bustle both aboard ships and shoreside, there are many accidents that may cause a maritime head injury. However, there are certain accidents that pose a higher risk for head injury than others both harborside and on the vessel. The most common causes for maritime head injuries include:

  • Slip and fall / trip and fall
  • Excessive vibration
  • Improperly secured equipment
  • Equipment and ship architecture that is negligently maintained
  • Loose or improperly stored cargo
  • Crane or other heavy machinery accidents
  • Improper safety guidelines and/or training
  • Lack of safeguards or safety equipment such as hard hats
  • Physical assault

All these situations can certainly involve human error, but they can also involve the negligence of the company. It is important that once you have suffered a head injury in a maritime accident to consult with a maritime accident attorney to determine if any negligence or unseaworthy conditions caused or contributed to your accident.


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Recoverable Damages from Maritime Head Injuries

Treatment for head injuries is costly, time-consuming, and varies greatly case by case. For instance, a minor head injury may just require stitches, rest, and short-term observation. However, more extensive head injuries may result in the need for emergency surgery, multiple surgeries, ongoing treatment, extensive observation, and therapy, especially if the brain is injured. When the accident occurs, it is often difficult to tell how significant the injuries are, particularly with internal injuries.

Regardless of the severity, you should not be financially responsible if you suffered a head injury in a maritime accident that was the fault of a negligent maritime company. An experienced maritime attorney at BoatLaw, LLP may be able to get you the following damages for your maritime head injury:

  • Higher maintenance payments
  • Initial and ongoing treatment costs
  • Future treatment costs
  • Lost wages
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Pain and suffering
  • Mental anguish

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BoatLaw, LLP | Maritime Lawyers for Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska Head Injuries

Don’t expend your own resources on the medical treatment that you need because of a head injury you suffered in an accident due to a maritime company’s negligence. You have the right to fair compensation under maritime law to help in your treatment and ongoing recovery. BoatLaw, LLP will fight for you to recover the compensation you deserve. Call 1 (800) 262-8529 today to schedule your free initial consultation concerning your maritime head injury case.


 

  • The Maritime Law Association of The United States
    The Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA) was founded in 1899. Its formation was prompted by the organization, some three years earlier, of the International Maritime Committee.
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