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Specific Injury: Workers' Compensation

What is Specific Injury?

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    A specific injury is an injury that is brought about by a specific event or incident that is work-related. It is an injury that happens suddenly, from one event or one incident. This can be getting burned from coming in contact with a hot object or having some type of chemical splashed on the skin, hurting a leg in a fall from a scaffold, hearing a crack in your back as you lift a heavy item,  or being hit in the head by a heavy object. 

  • Specific Injuries vs. Cumulative Injuries

    The Labor Code divides work-related injuries into two kinds: 1) specific, that occur at a certain period, and 2) cumulative trauma that occurs over an extended period of time due to repetitive work activities. The California Supreme Court divides compensability into a few parts:


    • Specific: when disability or need for medical treatment occurs due to an incident the effects of which are immediately realized or realized at a later date.
    • Continuous Cumulative Traumatic: when a number of minor strains occur over a period of time resulting in an eventual disability.
    • Cumulative: when continuous exposure to harmful substances results in disability.

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  • What is an specific injury?

    Specific injuries are specific in their timely nature, and therefore often result in no disputes between parties. The incident takes place at a certain time but needed no medical treatment and resulted in no disability is also considered specific but no compensation is owing under the law.

  • What is a personal injury lawsuit?

    A personal injury lawsuit can be filed when you’ve been hurt by a person or entity (a business, organization, or government agency) because of a negligent or intentionally wrongful act.

  • What’s the deadline for filing a personal injury claim in California?

    Each state has its own statutes of limitations, which are the filing deadlines for lawsuits. You must file a lawsuit within a specific period of time, or you lose your right to make a claim.


    In California, the statute of limitations depends on the type of personal injury lawsuit. 

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