1st timer

[paul barron]

I'm a chemical hauler for a major trucking company. On March 4th I unloaded a tanker full of acetic anhydryde. I got a big whiff of this stuff and it took my breath away literally. A couple of days later I started getting chest pains. 2 weeks later I went to the emergency room and they found some lung damage. That's when I informed my employer that I believe it is related to that incident. Did I screw up by waiting too long? I'm going in for a cat scan and am under a doctor's care. I'm at a loss as to my next step. I would appreciate any help on this matter as I'm new to this. Thanks

[AQA]

Workers' compensation laws are different from state to state. I do believe you are safe with the issue of two weeks before you notified the employer. If your state was known we could probably give you some more specific information.

[tourdaddy]

I believe there are specialists in the field, that can detemine what is causing the harm to your lungs. After 9-11 there has been a lot of this. I suggest you look up some of the new york stuff

[paul barron]

AQA Wrote:Workers' compensation laws are different from state to state. I do believe you are safe with the issue of two weeks before you notified the employer. If your state was known we could probably give you some more specific information.

appreciate the reply. The State in question is Tennessee

[1171]

tennessee allows 30 days from the time you knew or could have known you had injury due to your job.

[paul barron]

1171 Wrote:tennessee allows 30 days from the time you knew or could have known you had injury due to your job.

good deal, Just got a call from workmans comp. check is in the mail so to speak, Thanks