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Serious burns are among the most painful and costly workplace injuries, often requiring surgery, skin grafts, and months of recovery. If you suffered a burn on the job anywhere in Philadelphia, we help you secure the full medical care and wage-loss benefits Pennsylvania law provides.
Burn injuries happen across many of Philadelphia’s busiest industries — the restaurant and hotel kitchens of Old City and Center City, the hospitals and labs of the Penn, Jefferson, and Temple systems, the warehouses and industrial corridors of South Philadelphia and the Northeast, and the construction and utility crews working throughout the city. A serious burn can mean emergency care, multiple surgeries, and time off work measured in months. Pennsylvania workers’ compensation is built to cover that, and from our University City office we make sure you receive everything you are owed. You work directly with Mike Lerner or Ben Steinberg, and you owe no fee unless we win.
Burns vary widely in cause and severity, and each type carries its own treatment and long-term challenges.
Burns from fire, hot surfaces, ovens, and equipment, common in kitchens, plants, and industrial settings.
Injuries from hot liquids, steam lines, and pressurized systems in kitchens, hospitals, and facilities.
Tissue damage from acids, solvents, cleaning agents, and sterilization chemicals handled on the job.
Internal and external burns from contact with live wires, faulty equipment, and electrical systems.
Sudden high-temperature bursts from electrical faults that injure utility, maintenance, and trade workers.
Damage to the airway and lungs from smoke, hot gases, or chemical fumes in an enclosed workspace.
Philadelphia’s economy puts a lot of workers near heat, chemicals, and electricity. The kitchens of Center City and Old City restaurants and hotels bring scald and thermal burns on busy lines. Workers across the Penn, Jefferson, and Temple hospital systems face burns from sterilization equipment, autoclaves, and chemicals. The warehouses and industrial sites of South Philadelphia and the Northeast expose workers to hot equipment and caustic substances, and utility and construction crews face electrical and arc-flash burns. Wherever it happened, a burn caused by your work is covered by Pennsylvania workers’ compensation.
Workers’ compensation does not pay for pain and suffering, which can be substantial in a serious burn case. When your burn was caused by a defective machine, faulty wiring, a dangerous chemical, or the negligence of someone who does not work for your employer, you may have a separate third-party claim on top of your comp benefits. We review every burn case for that possibility and pursue both together when it applies.
A serious burn often means extended treatment and a long time away from work. Pennsylvania workers’ compensation provides:
We help burn-injured workers throughout the city, including Center City, University City, South Philadelphia, the Northeast, Old City, Fishtown, and the surrounding neighborhoods. Our office at 3415 Race Street in University City is within reach of the city’s major hospitals, job sites, and transit hubs, and we offer home and remote consultations if your injury makes travel difficult.
Pennsylvania sets firm deadlines, and missing one can end your right to benefits.
You can review the official program through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, then call us for guidance on your own claim.
For more than three decades, Mike Lerner and Ben Steinberg have handled workers’ compensation cases for injured workers across Pennsylvania, and they work on every claim personally. They know how insurers value burn injuries, including disfigurement and scarring claims, and how to push for the full benefits the law allows. We work on contingency, so you owe no fee unless we win. If you were burned on the job in Philadelphia, contact us today for a free consultation.
