Different injuries and illnesses can result from exposure to extreme temperatures.

Cold temperature injuries include:

• Frostbite
• Hypothermia
• Trench Foot
• Chilblains (a skin condition)

Hot temperature injuries include:

• Heat rash
• Heat cramps
• Heat stroke
• Heat exhaustion

For a workers’ comp claim in Washington State, you’ll need to prove first that you were exposed to extreme temperatures in the workplace, and second that because of this, you suffered from an injury or illness.

The following scenarios may apply in your situation:

• Your employer required you to work outside in the cold or heat and didn’t provide you with the proper protection, such as warm clothes during the winter or a hat to protect your head from the sun in the summer.
• Your employer didn’t allow you to take breaks and come inside when working in the hot or cold.
• You were working inside, and your employer didn’t provide air conditioning on a hot day, heat on a cold day, or protection for temperatures caused by equipment or other aspects of your work environment.

No matter what the circumstances surrounding your injury, a Bothwell & Hamill workers’ comp lawyer can fight to get you your workers’ comp benefits, so you can recover and return to normal life.

To start off, you can receive a FREE legal evaluation of your situation.