Workers Comp? I Don't Think So

Cindy Hanna

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-01-02 AT 04:57PM (CST)[/font][p]I just recently had an employee tell me he hurt his back by climbing on some pallet racks (safety violation)to count inventory. There just happened to be a co-worker there with him. I asked the co-worker if he seen so and so climb the pallet rack he said no but what I did see was so and so running into bails of hay and bouncing off of them about 6 or 7 times.

I called the employee in and asked him about this and he admitted it.He said but I didn't run into the bails of hay until after I hurt my back. (we have some smart ones out there don't we?)

Lola815

That's a good one! :-)

Janet

Do you use a 3rd party administrator for WC? If we doubt one, I make sure our TPA knows it, then let them do the investigation (and, presumably, be the "bad guys")!

Cindy Hanna

Yes we use a TPA. I also let them know about questionable cases. What stricks me funny about this case is that he admitted it to the VP, myself, and the TPA.