Yes. In addition to collecting workers’ compensation, you have the right to make a claim against anyone other than your employer whose negligence caused your injury. This is called a third party claim. For example, you may have a claim against the driver of a vehicle that caused an accident. You may have a claim against a general contractor for an injury on a construction site while you were working for a sub-contractor. Other claims are those against manufacturers for defective machinery, against premises owners for a defective condition that caused an injury and claims against maintenance companies for failing to keep an area safe and free of defects such as ice in a parking lot. These are just a few examples of the types of third-party claims that you may have.