No, you cannot get pain and suffering for your workers' compensation injury. Workers' compensation is a no-fault liability system. This means that you can get workers' compensation benefits no matter whose fault the accident is. An injured individual is entitled to both medical treatment paid for by the workers' compensation insurance carrier and indemnity benefits, wage replacement if you have been taken out of work by the authorized treating physician or been placed on light duty restrictions by the authorized treating physician and your employer cannot accommodate them, even if they caused the accident. Unfortunately, even if somebody else causes the accident through their negligence, you are not entitled to pain and suffering through workers' compensation. You may have a third-party case if the person that caused the accident worked for another party, but you cannot recover pain and suffering in a workers' compensation setting. There are four types of benefits you can recover in workers' compensation. Indemnity benefits - wage replacement while you are out of work Medical treatment - all medical treatment requested by the authorized treating physician relating to your on-the-job injury is to be paid by the insurance carrier Permanent partial impairment rating - The authorized treating physician will assign a rating to you. This rating is based upon what permanent damage you have as a result of your on-the-job injury. Assessed attorney's fees - These are fees that go directly to the attorney and are paid by the insurance carrier in the event that their defense is unreasonable. In summation, there is no recovery for pain and suffering in workers' compensation.