Common workplace injuries · What we treat
Eight common injuries. Treated the same day.
What each one looks like, what happens at the visit, and how soon people are usually back at work.
Hurt right now? Walk in, Mon–Fri 7am–5pm · Lakewood 7am–3pm.Injury explorer
Pick the injury. See what to expect.
How it usually happens, what we do at the first visit, typical restrictions, and how long most people are on modified duty. Every case is different; the treating provider’s note controls.
Sprains and strains
Lifting something awkward, catching a falling load, a twist on uneven ground, or a long shift of the same motion. The low back and shoulder lead; knees and necks follow.
Timelines are typical ranges for uncomplicated cases treated early, not a promise. Late reporting, re-injury, and untreated pain reliably make them longer.
Walk-in or emergency room?
Most work injuries do not need an ER. A few always do.
The ER is the right call for anything life- or limb-threatening. For everything else, a walk-in occupational clinic is faster, cheaper for the claim, and ends with the paperwork your employer needs.
Mon–Fri, 7 a.m.–5 p.m., no appointment
- Strains, sprains, and back pain
- Cuts that have stopped bleeding with pressure
- Falls where you can walk and nothing looks deformed
- Suspected simple fractures of fingers, wrists, ankles, toes
- Something in the eye, minor splashes, welding flash
- Small burns, bruises, crush injuries to fingers and hands
- Pain that has built up over days or weeks
Then follow up with us for the claim
- Chest pain, trouble breathing, or loss of consciousness
- Falls from more than 6 feet, or any fall with head injury and confusion
- Amputations, bones through the skin, or a limb that is cold and numb
- Bleeding that won’t stop after 10 minutes of firm pressure
- Large or deep burns, electrical shock, or unknown chemical exposure
- Any crush injury to the chest, abdomen, or pelvis
Evenings and weekends
If it is not an emergency, first aid it, report it to your supervisor in writing tonight, and walk in when we open at 7 a.m. The claim starts on the day you reported it, not the day you were seen.
If it cannot wait, go to urgent care or the ER, keep the paperwork, and come to us for the follow-up and work-status note.
Four Denver-metro clinics. Same hours, same walk-in policy.
Denver · Lakewood · Parker · Thornton. Free transportation for work injuries if you can’t drive. Hablamos Español.
If you are the one who got hurt
“It’s probably nothing” is how small injuries become long ones
Getting checked the same day costs you nothing under workers’ compensation, and it is the single best predictor of a quick recovery. Tell your supervisor, then walk in.