Amputation Injury Recovery

Columbia, South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers

Amputation injuries are permanent injuries that can result in a lifelong disability and even wrongful death.

Amputation is the loss of a body part such as an arm, leg, finger or toe.

Traumatic amputations injuries occur when the body part is wholly severed on accident. Surgical amputations may be performed when a body part is unable to be saved due to a serious injury.

Victims of traumatic amputation are at risk for shock, bleeding, infection and even wrongful death.

South Carolina personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Strom Law Firm, L.L.C represent adult and children with amputation injuries resulting from types of accidents including:

Amputation Accidents at Work

Amputation Accidents at work can be the result of improper machinery maintenance, improper employee training, unsafe working conditions, or lack of safety guards or protective equipment.  Fingers, limbs, and even lives can be lost from various machines, including:

  • Conveyor belts
  • Food slicers
  • Guillotine shears
  • Drill presses
  • Meat grinders
  • Metal-forming machines
  • Mechanical power presses

Costs of Amputations

Amputations are expensive, both immediately after an accident and in the future. You may require more than one surgery to repair nerve damage and may also need prosthetic limbs. If you are unable to work due to a traumatic amputation, you may be entitled to compensation for lost wages.

If someone else is at fault for your amputation injury, call the South Carolina personal injury and wrongful death attorneys at Strom Law Firm, LLC today for a free, no-cost consultation.

Although many of the people we represent in these cases are from right here in South Carolina, our lawyers routinely take clients from throughout the Southeastern U.S. and, in certain types of product liability or pharmaceutical cases, from across the country as well. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed through no fault of your own, contact the South Carolina personal injury attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC today for a free, no-cost consultation today.

If we handle your personal injury case, we usually work on a contingency fee.  In most cases, we do not get paid unless we win your case, and our attorneys fees and costs are typically a small percentage of what we are able to collect for you.