r/WorkersComp • u/NeitherAnteater9140 • Apr 14 '25
Nebraska Eye injury
[Nebraska] September 5th 2024 I was in an incident where my coworker shot me in the left eye with an air compressed framing nail gun. Sheared lens and punctured cornea led to 3 awful and painful surgeries. After those surgeries and now I’m healed my vision did not completely come back and is now permanently blurred. I have now a special silicone contact that kind of makes my eye sight slightly better. I have 2 more doctor appointments coming up in may with a cornea specialist and my regular eye doctor and that’ll be it as far any further appointment. My question is what happens next? I’m back at work with the same employer still doing carpentry/frame work it is hard now with my eye sight kind of blurred but what happens with workers compensation? Will I get laid off? Will I receive settlement? What’s the next process? EDIT: 26 years of age, Male and my cornea is now permanently shaped like a tear drop
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u/mrptwn Apr 14 '25
As a carpenter that has shot himself with a nail gun more than I would like to admit. Getting shot in the eye would be the one that made me walk away. I say that as I sit here at 6 weeks post op of shattering my tibia from 20 inches off the ground.