Workers Comp Help
Oillfield Accident Causing Neck and Shoulder Injury
In Jan.of 2003 I was injured in an oilfield accident . In a fall down ten metal steps on my back, head first. I was diagnosed with four herniated discs in my neck and a shoulder injury which required surgery. As far as pain management goes, there is none.
Ever since this accident. I have been suffering pain of 7 on a 1-10 scale, EVERYDAY. I was sent to have my mmi set and it was set @ 19 %. the insurance company appealed and guess what? It was reduced to 6% using the same data and criteria.
Before it was reduced I was told I would be sent back to school for retraining , however since my disability benefits were reduced, even for more percent than the carrier had offered , as they offered 10 %.
As a result I found myself without income and unable to get a job because I had filed for compensation. Depression? I have it on a daily basis now to the point I have even contemplated suicide just to end the pain and the misery that this injury has cost me.
What sucks is that when I was reduced to below 15 % I lost all kinds of benefits.