Workers' Comp for Plumbers

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Why do plumbers need workers' comp insurance?

Plumbing and piping professionals may be easily injured in their workplaces and should carry appropriate insurance coverage in case of accidents. Workers’ compensation, sometimes called workers’ comp or workman’s comp, can help cover medical fees and lost wages for plumbing-work-related injuries.

Not only is workers’ comp coverage legally required for almost all plumbing and piping businesses with employees‚ but it also helps provide protection for the business by reducing its financial risk.

The most common injuries experienced by plumbers are:

– Slips and falls

– Suffocation

– Eye injuries

– Hearing damage

– Heat and cold injuries

Learn more about how workers’ compensation insurance can help protect plumbing and piping small businesses.

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What does workers' compensation insurance cover?

Workers’ compensation insurance helps provide medical, rehabilitation, and disability benefits for plumbers who become injured as a direct result of their job. Workers’ comp may also pay death benefits to an employee’s dependents if the plumber is killed in a work-related incident.

In addition to helping plumbers and their families, workers’ compensation insurance can also help protect plumbing business owners. Workers’ compensation helps protect plumbing and piping businesses from liability for employees’ workplace injuries, and it helps keep employers from having to pay directly out of pocket for those injuries. This coverage may reduce the risk of a significant financial loss if a plumbing employee is harmed while performing work duties.

Depending on the laws in your state, to be considered compensable and therefore eligible for workers’ compensation, plumbing injuries must:

  • have happened to a plumbing employee (not a vendor or independent contractor),

  • be the result of a plumbing workplace injury or illness during employment, and

  • cause impairment and/or lost wages.

What are relevant types of class codes?

When you’re ready to start your 3-minute quote, you’ll need to know your plumbing and piping business’s class code.

 

A class code is assigned by the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) or by state agencies—and is created based on the activities and risk level the work requires.

 

There are many different workers’ comp class codes within the plumbing and piping industry. Below are a few of the most common class codes in the industry.

5183 – Plumbing NOC and drivers
8111 – Plumbers’ supplies dealer and drivers

Curious about workers' comp insurance? Learn more.

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