Oregon's signature industries are also among its most dangerous. A workplace injury can leave you unable to work and facing mounting bills. While workers' compensation covers many on-the-job injuries, it often isn't the whole story — third parties may share liability, opening the door to a separate injury claim. Injury Claim Team connects injured Oregon workers with attorneys who pursue full recovery.
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Workers' Compensation vs. Third-Party Claims
Oregon's workers' compensation system provides medical coverage and partial wage replacement regardless of fault, but it generally bars you from suing your employer. However, when someone other than your employer caused your injury — a negligent driver, a defective machine manufacturer, a subcontractor, or a property owner — you may have a separate third-party claim. Unlike workers' comp, a third-party claim can recover full damages, including pain and suffering. Identifying these claims is where an experienced attorney adds real value.
High-Risk Oregon Industries
- Logging and forestry — among the most dangerous jobs in the nation.
- Construction — falls, equipment, and struck-by hazards.
- Agriculture — machinery, chemicals, and vehicle accidents.
- Manufacturing — machine injuries and repetitive trauma.
- Transportation and warehousing — vehicle and lifting injuries.
- Commercial fishing — maritime injuries with their own legal framework.
Common Workplace Injuries
Workers in these industries suffer falls from height, crush injuries, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, repetitive stress injuries, chemical exposures, and severe burns. Some injuries cause permanent disability that ends a career. Properly documenting both the injury and its long-term impact is essential to a fair recovery, whether through comp, a third-party claim, or both.
What to Do After a Workplace Injury
Report the injury to your employer promptly, seek medical care, and document everything. File your workers' comp claim, but don't assume that's your only remedy. An attorney can review the circumstances to identify any third party whose negligence contributed — and pursue the additional compensation a comp claim alone can't provide. Oregon follows a modified comparative negligence rule with a 51% bar. You can recover damages as long as you are not more than 50% at fault, but your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found 51% or more responsible, you recover nothing.
No fee unless we win. Our network attorneys handle Oregon workplace injury cases on a contingency basis. The case review is always free, and you pay nothing unless they recover compensation for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Usually not directly — workers' comp is generally your exclusive remedy against your employer. But you may have a third-party claim against someone else who caused your injury.
A claim against someone other than your employer — like a negligent driver or equipment maker — that can recover damages workers' comp doesn't, including pain and suffering.
Oregon law prohibits retaliation for filing a workers' comp claim. An attorney can advise you if you face retaliation.
Talk to an attorney first. A quick settlement may undervalue your injury and ignore potential third-party recovery.
Talk to an Oregon Workplace Injury Lawyer Today
If you or a loved one was injured, don't navigate the insurance companies alone. Injury Claim Team connects you with an experienced Oregon attorney for free. Call 973-566-5599 or request your review online — a specialist will reach out within the hour.