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My son had an accident at work. A screwdriver punctured him in his left eye feb 25 He was taken to emergency room where they looked at his eye did a cat scan told him nothing is wrong and to see the eye doctor. The next day he went back to emergency room due to not being able to see out of eye. again they told him nothing is wrong take asprin. he then went to eye doctor again said nothing is wrong. This Monday after eye exam again they finally told him that the swelling in eye killed his optic nerve and now he is permanently blind. is there any recourse we could take legally with this. My son is also 18 and autistic. thank you for any response.
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Your son might have two causes of action. 1) Worker's compensation; and 2) Medical malpractice against both the eye doctor and the ER.
For medical malpractice, an outside expert [another doctor in the same field] has to give an opinion via affidavit that the original treating doctors violated "the standard of care' when treating your son. The expert will review your son's certified medical records, perhaps even examine your son. That is the key linchpin to being able to bring a negligence case.
If his employer had more that three employees on the payroll when your son was injured, then he can also pursue a workers compensation claim. I'd be glad to speak with you about both matters.
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Answered on Mar 27th, 2013 at 3:12 PM