Patient handling
Back, neck and shoulder injuries from lifting, transferring and repositioning patients.
Healthcare & service work · Morris County, NJ
You take care of others. Your recovery matters too.
Nurses, aides, EMTs, hospitality staff and retail workers spend long shifts on their feet, lifting, reaching and responding to whatever walks through the door. Injuries in these jobs are common and often underreported.
New Jersey workers’ compensation may cover treatment and part of your lost wages, whether you were hurt moving a patient, slipped in a kitchen or were exposed to something on the job.
Common injuries
What we often see.
Slips, trips & falls
Wet floors in kitchens, hallways, bathrooms and entrances.
Needlesticks & exposures
Sharps injuries and contact with blood, bodily fluids or infectious disease.
Workplace violence
Injuries from combative patients, guests or customers.
Burns & cuts
Kitchen, cleaning and food-service injuries.
Standing & repetitive tasks
Foot, knee and wrist conditions from long shifts and repeated motions.
Know the details
What healthcare and service workers should know
Every claim depends on its facts. These are the questions that most often shape claims like yours.
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Exposure incidents
Needlestick and exposure injuries can be covered under general workers’ compensation rules. Report right away and follow your employer’s exposure protocol; prompt reporting creates a record if testing, treatment or a later illness becomes part of a claim.
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Injuries from patients or customers
An injury caused by a patient, guest or customer during your shift is generally a work injury, even though someone else caused it.
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Part-time and per-diem work
Part-time, per-diem and multiple-job workers can still be covered. How wages are calculated across jobs can affect wage benefits, so keep records of your hours and pay.
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Getting the right treatment
Your employer or its insurer generally chooses the treating doctors. If needed treatment or temporary benefits are denied or delayed, a workers’ compensation judge can be asked to order them through a motion.
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Google review excerptWhat New Jersey
workers’ comp can cover.
More about your benefits Medical treatment
Authorized care for a covered injury, including treatment, prescriptions and hospitalization.
Wage benefits
Temporary benefits while you are medically unable to work, subject to New Jersey limits.
Lasting disability
Permanent benefits when an injury leaves a lasting impairment.
Dependents
Death benefits for eligible dependents after a fatal work injury or illness.
Common questions
Questions we hear often.
I hurt my back moving a patient. Do I have to see the employer’s doctor?
Generally, yes. In New Jersey the employer or insurer usually chooses the treating doctors, and unauthorized treatment may not be covered except in limited situations such as emergencies or when needed care is refused.
A patient hit me. Is that workers’ comp?
An assault by a patient or customer during your work is generally treated as a work injury. Report it promptly to your supervisor.
I had a needlestick but feel fine. Should I still report it?
Yes. Report it immediately and follow the exposure protocol. A prompt record matters if testing or treatment is needed later.
NJ benefits and treatment guidance · NJ worker FAQs · NJ disputes and filing deadlines
General information, not legal advice for an individual claim. Eligibility, deadlines and available remedies depend on the facts.
Other workplace injuries
We help across many kinds of work.
Construction & trade work
Falls from ladders or scaffolding, falling materials and equipment accidents.
Warehouses & manufacturing
Lifting injuries, machinery incidents and repetitive strain.
Driving for work
Collisions during deliveries, service visits and other job-related travel.
Office & repetitive work
Back, neck and upper-extremity symptoms associated with job duties.
Occupational illness
Health conditions that may be linked to repeated workplace exposure.
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