Grenada Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
The goal after a job injury in Grenada is simple to state and hard to reach alone: authorized medical treatment, a weekly check while you cannot work, and a claim that survives the insurance company’s first round of questions. Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC is a workers’ compensation firm that represents injured workers throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, and a Grenada workers’ compensation lawyer from our team can take over the dealings with your employer and its carrier so you can concentrate on getting well.
Grenada sits in north-central Mississippi along the Interstate 55 corridor, with manufacturing plants, distribution and trucking operations, healthcare employers, retail, and construction crews all drawing on the local workforce. That mix produces the injuries we see most often: lifting and repetitive-motion injuries to the back and shoulders, crush and fracture injuries on the plant floor, and wrecks involving work vehicles on the highway. The carrier’s response to those claims tends to follow a pattern, and knowing the pattern is half the battle.
Mississippi covers you from your first day on the job, with no waiting period and no minimum earnings requirement. What it does not give you is much time to be casual about paperwork. The decisions you make in the first few weeks, who you tell, what you say, which doctor you see, often shape the entire claim.
Why Choose Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe for Your Grenada Work Injury Claim
Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC is a workers’ compensation law firm. Most lawyers who take comp cases are personal injury attorneys who handle a work injury when one happens to walk in. Our practice is built the other way around: workers’ compensation is the center of what we do, and our attorneys bring over 75 years of combined experience to claims that have been denied, delayed, or cut off before they should have been. We serve injured workers across Mississippi, including Grenada and the surrounding north Mississippi communities, as well as throughout Louisiana. Consultations are free, we advance the costs of your case, and you owe no fee unless we recover benefits or a settlement for you. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, and we speak Spanish (hablamos español).
Founding Partner Rob Lunsford has spent his entire legal career representing injured workers. Partners Brad Baskin and Jennifer Priebe have been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and The National Trial Lawyers, and the firm was ranked by Best Law Firms in 2026 for Workers’ Compensation Law, Claimants, in Jackson. Andrew Rueff has tried dozens of jury and bench trials to verdict and regularly appears before the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission. Keaton Belk and Erin Heimlicher round out the attorney team.
The results reflect the kinds of injuries Grenada workers suffer. We secured $685,000 for a surgical tech with a lower back injury, $600,000 for a construction worker with a complex back injury, and $385,000 for a project manager who suffered back injuries after being struck in his work vehicle. The firm has recovered more than $100 million in settlements for clients. Clients describe a team that listens, stays professional, and stands up to the insurance company at every step.
Injuries and Claim Types We Handle for Grenada Workers
- Back, neck, and spine injuries: Lumbar and cervical disc herniations are the backbone of our caseload. Insurers frequently blame degenerative disc disease, and the answer is medical evidence showing that years of physical work or a specific incident caused or worsened the condition.
- Shoulder and knee injuries: Torn rotator cuffs, SLAP tears, ACL tears, and meniscus tears are common among workers who lift, pull, climb, or kneel all day. When an employer calls the injury an old sports problem, the treating surgeon’s causation opinion becomes critical.
- Fractures: Feet, ankles, hips, and other bones broken on plant floors, loading docks, and construction sites often require specialists and complex surgical repair, with long recoveries that bear directly on wage benefits.
- Burns and catastrophic injuries: Industrial settings and oil field work can produce severe burns and life-altering trauma. We have recovered $221,000 for a land-based oil rig worker with severe burns to the lower extremities.
- Truck and delivery driver injuries: Drivers hurt in wrecks or while loading and unloading often have two claims, workers’ compensation and a personal injury claim against whoever caused the crash.
- Firefighter and first responder claims: Hypertension, heart and lung disease, hepatitis, hearing loss, posttraumatic stress, and cancer tied to the job require careful proof of the work connection.
- Denied and cut-off claims: Whether the carrier denied outright, stopped paying without warning, or pushed you back to work before your doctor cleared you, these disputes go before the Commission.
What to Do After a Job Injury Near Grenada
Report the injury to your employer right away, in writing if you can. Mississippi gives you 30 days from the accident to notify the employer, and missing that window hands the carrier an easy argument. Keep a copy of whatever you submit, and note the names of any supervisors or coworkers who saw what happened or heard you report it.
Get medical care promptly and be specific with every provider about how the injury happened at work. Vague histories get turned into pre-existing condition defenses. Tell the doctor about every body part that hurts, not just the worst one, because injuries left out of early records are hard to add later. Follow your restrictions, and do not go back to duties your doctor has not cleared.
Be careful with the adjuster. A recorded statement is not a formality; it is evidence the carrier will use. You are entitled to speak with a lawyer first. Likewise, do not sign medical releases broader than the injury at issue or accept a quick settlement before you know the full extent of your condition.
The filing clock is separate from the reporting clock. Generally you have two years from the date of injury, or from the last compensation payment, to file a Petition to Controvert with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission. Mississippi comp claims are handled by that Commission, not by a court. If benefits are disputed, the case goes to an evidentiary hearing before an Administrative Judge. Either side can then seek review by the Full Commission, which examines the record made at the hearing rather than holding a new trial. A final Commission award can be appealed within 30 days, and that appeal is decided on the existing record, which is why building the record carefully at the hearing level matters so much.
How Mississippi Wage Benefits and Medical Care Work
While you are unable to work, temporary total disability pays two-thirds of your average weekly wage, subject to a statutory weekly maximum that is adjusted over time. Permanent total disability uses the same rate. Benefits in these categories, and for permanent partial disability in most other cases, are capped at 450 weeks. Calculating your average weekly wage correctly is worth real attention; overtime, second jobs, and fringe benefits can change the number.
Medical benefits cover reasonable and necessary treatment for the work injury, including surgery, therapy, and prescriptions. Disputes over which doctor treats you, whether a recommended surgery is approved, and when you reach maximum medical improvement are where claims most often stall. A good treating physician’s opinion on causation and restrictions can decide the outcome.
Grenada Workers’ Compensation Questions Answered
Do I need a lawyer for a Grenada workers’ compensation claim?
Not every claim requires one, but if benefits have been denied, delayed, reduced, or cut off, or if your injury will keep you out of work for a long time, a workers’ compensation attorney can change the result. The carrier has adjusters and lawyers protecting its side.
How much does it cost to hire Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe?
Nothing up front. Consultations are free, we advance case costs, and we are paid only if we recover benefits or a settlement. Attorney fees in comp cases are limited and approved under state law.
How long do I have to report a work injury in Mississippi?
You must notify your employer within 30 days of the accident. Do it immediately and in writing whenever possible.
How long do I have to file my claim?
Generally two years from the date of injury or the last compensation payment to file a Petition to Controvert with the Commission. If no disability benefits were ever paid, the right to benefits is barred after two years unless a claim was filed in that time.
Does my employer have to carry workers’ compensation?
Mississippi employers with five or more employees must provide coverage, and coverage applies from your first day of work.
Can I be fired for filing a claim?
Mississippi protects workers from retaliation for filing a comp claim. If you were let go or disciplined after reporting an injury, tell us during your consultation so we can review your options.
What if the insurer says my injury was pre-existing?
A pre-existing condition does not automatically end your claim. If your job caused, worsened, or accelerated the condition, benefits may still be owed. Answering this argument with solid medical evidence is a core part of our work.
Can I choose my own doctor?
Disputes over treating physicians are common, and the rules about changing doctors have conditions attached. Talk with us before switching providers or agreeing to see a doctor the carrier selects, so you do not undermine your own claim.
What if I was hurt in a wreck in a work vehicle on I-55 or Highway 8?
You may have a workers’ compensation claim and a separate personal injury claim against the at-fault driver. The two must be coordinated, because a settlement in one can affect the other. We handle both so they work together rather than against each other.
Will my wages be replaced if I can only work light duty at lower pay?
Partial disability benefits exist for workers who return at reduced earning capacity, and the rules turn on what your doctor allows and what work is actually available. Do not assume a reduced paycheck means you get nothing from the carrier.
What if I only work in Mississippi but live near the Louisiana line, or my job crosses state lines?
Which state’s law applies depends on where you were hired, where you work, and where the injury happened. We represent injured workers in both Mississippi and Louisiana, so we can sort out the right forum from the start.
Do you represent Spanish-speaking workers?
Yes. Hablamos español, and Spanish-speaking clients can work with our team in their own language from the first call to the end of the case.
Serving Grenada Workers’ Compensation Clients Across North Mississippi
Our work starts in Grenada and Grenada County and extends through the surrounding communities of north-central Mississippi. We represent injured workers in the Delta and across the I-55 corridor, including neighboring areas such as Winona, Duck Hill, and Charleston, and from there to Batesville, Oxford, Southaven, and the Memphis-area communities of north Mississippi. To the south, we serve clients in Madison and Jackson and the Mississippi communities of the Gulf Coast and Hattiesburg. Across the state line, we handle Louisiana claims in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and throughout south and north Louisiana. Whether your injury happened at a plant, a warehouse, a job site, or behind the wheel, our workers’ compensation attorneys can take your claim wherever it needs to go.
Talk to a Grenada Workers’ Compensation Attorney Today
If you were hurt on the job, you do not have to take on the insurance company by yourself. A Grenada workers’ compensation attorney at Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe can review what happened, explain where your claim stands, and tell you what to do next. Call us any time, day or night, for a free consultation. You pay no fee unless we recover benefits for you. We help injured workers. That is all we do.
