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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 Dauphin County, we help you secure the full medical care and wage-loss benefits Pennsylvania law provides.
Burn injuries happen across many of Dauphin County’s industries — the commercial kitchens and food-processing lines around Hershey, the steel and manufacturing plants in Steelton and Middletown, and the utility and electrical crews working throughout the region. A serious burn can mean emergency care, multiple surgeries, and time off work measured in months. Pennsylvania workers’ compensation is designed to cover that, and 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 food processing and manufacturing.
Tissue damage from acids, solvents, cleaning agents, and other caustic substances 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 plant workers.
Damage to the airway and lungs from smoke, hot gases, or chemical fumes in an enclosed workspace.
The county’s economy puts a lot of workers near heat, chemicals, and electricity. Food and hospitality jobs around Hershey bring scald and thermal burns in busy kitchens and on processing lines. The steel and manufacturing plants in Steelton and Middletown expose workers to molten material, hot equipment, and industrial chemicals. Utility and construction crews across the region 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 county, including Harrisburg, Lower Paxton Township, Steelton, the Hershey and Derry Township area, Susquehanna Township, Swatara Township, Middletown, and Hummelstown. If you do not see your community listed, call us, because we serve the entire county.
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 Dauphin County, contact us today for a free consultation.
