If you’re a deckhand or other offshore worker from Ocean Springs, MS, you run the risk of suffering from neck injuries. Their severity can range from nagging irritation, numbness of legs and arms, shoulder pain and debilitating pain that can prevent you from pursuing your livelihood.
• Falling to the deck • Being struck by a falling object • Heavy lifting. Read about a worker who injured his neck while moving a gangway here. • Commercial diving into unknown waters
Specific injuries causing neck pain include:
• Whiplash. This is from an impact that violently jerks the head around. It’s believed to be the most common type of neck injury. • Spinal cord damage. This may cause paralysis or death. • Vertebral fracture. This may result in spinal cord damage, paralysis or death. • Disk injury. Heavy lifting may strain nerves in the neck which can shoot pain all the way down to the legs. • Nerve pinch. Burners or stingers shoot intense pain that quickly disappears.
The board certified attorneys of Vujasinovic & Beckcom are ready to speak with you about your neck condition. We can help seamen from Ocean Springs and Mississippi receive fair compensation. Contact us for an initial consultation at 877-724-7800, free of charge.
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