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Four Things You MUST Do Once You Have Had An Accident At Work
You have had an accident at work. Now what? Whether you know it or not, there are certain things you absolutely must do in order to protect yourself and your potential work injury claim.First and foremost, you must report the accident and potential injury to your supervisor/employer. Notice of the injury in writing to your employer is required in both Missouri and Kansas.
In Missouri, you must report the accident/injury within 30 days or risk a denial of benefits. The notice must be in writing and notify the employer of the time, place and nature of the accident and injury suffered.
In Kansas, you only have 10 days to report the accident/injury or face a possible denial of benefits!
Second, you must seek medical care immediately. Although you may not feel that you have been seriously injured due to the accident, it is in your best interest to get checked out by a doctor.
Your employer is required to provide medical care in connection with any work related accident/injury. Because of this requirement, your employer has the right to select the treating physician. You may ask if you can see your own doctor, however your employer is not obligated to allow this. Please be aware that private health insurance does not usually cover work related injuries and attempting to use your health insurance may result in you facing an unnecessary medical bill. If you want your employer to pay for your medical care you should go to authorized physicians only.
Unless your accident involves the need for emergency care at a hospital, you will typically be referred to an occupational/industrial medical clinic for examination and evaluation. Although these doctors may be friendly, please understand that it is their job to get you back to work as quickly as possible. Sometimes this can cause friction, when you feel that you are not able to return to your job.
Third, you must be certain that you tell the treating physician about all of your complaints. The medical providers treating you are not mind readers. In order for you to receive all necessary treatment, it is important that you tell them of all of your complaints and symptoms. While this may seem obvious, it is all too common that patients forget to tell the medical providers about everything that they are experiencing or simply focus on what they believe is the worst problem they have. In order to get the treatment that is necessary, be certain that the treating doctor knows of all your problems. Even if not all are treated initially, they have been documented and are in the records.
Fourth, you must follow the directions of the treating doctor. Unless you are hospitalized or otherwise seriously injured, the treating occupational doctor will give you a Return to Work/ Work Status slip indicating that you can return to work with certain physical restrictions. Regardless of your feelings about the restrictions, you must provide a copy of the restrictions to your employer and find out whether your employer has a job for you to do within those restrictions. If your employer does not have such a job, you will remain off work and be able to receive temporary total disability wo rkers' compensation benefits. If your employer has such a job, you must return to work and work within the restrictions provided.
If you or a family member has been injured due to an on the job injury, call us to discuss your case for free and with no obligation.
In order to protect yourself, you should also download a copy of our FREE book ... How To Avoid Becoming A Work Injury Horror Story, The Workers Compensation Survival Guide, The Ultimate Guide to Workers Compensation In Missouri and Kansas.
For more things that you must do to protect yourself, see our video entitled 4 More Things You Must Do To Protect Yourself If You Have Had An Accident At Work.
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