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I spent the entire work shift at the hospital today
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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 394446" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I quickly went through and re-read this thread and all of the replies so I apologize if this has already been discussed. We have yet to discuss those people who get hurt off the job, come to work and then, after lifting a box, claim an injury. It happens far more often than perhaps we would like to admit. For example, a driver gets hurt playing football over the weekend with his buddies. Does not go to the doctor or report it to anyone. Goes to work Monday morning, drives to his first stop, delivers about 1/2 the stop and then "hurts" himself. Driver spends the next 2 months off of work on a comp injury. We had a driver (since retired) who used to plan his vacations based upon such an "injury".</p><p> </p><p>I have a friend who does comp fraud investigation and you would not believe some of the stories he has told me. He had a case once where a guy with a back injury was on his roof replacing shingles. My friend works on a percentage basis and makes a good living doing so.</p><p> </p><p>Our job is a very physical one and injuries will and do occur. UPS preaches safety out of one side of their mouth will pushing production out of the other. We all know to report injuries as soon as they occur but what one may consider an injury another may not. Be on the safe side--report it and, if it turns out to simply be soreness, no harm, no foul. If it turns out to be a torn ligament then you did the right thing by reporting it. Of course, this is not to say you won't get a lot of grief over it but much less than if you had not reported it right away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 394446, member: 12570"] I quickly went through and re-read this thread and all of the replies so I apologize if this has already been discussed. We have yet to discuss those people who get hurt off the job, come to work and then, after lifting a box, claim an injury. It happens far more often than perhaps we would like to admit. For example, a driver gets hurt playing football over the weekend with his buddies. Does not go to the doctor or report it to anyone. Goes to work Monday morning, drives to his first stop, delivers about 1/2 the stop and then "hurts" himself. Driver spends the next 2 months off of work on a comp injury. We had a driver (since retired) who used to plan his vacations based upon such an "injury". I have a friend who does comp fraud investigation and you would not believe some of the stories he has told me. He had a case once where a guy with a back injury was on his roof replacing shingles. My friend works on a percentage basis and makes a good living doing so. Our job is a very physical one and injuries will and do occur. UPS preaches safety out of one side of their mouth will pushing production out of the other. We all know to report injuries as soon as they occur but what one may consider an injury another may not. Be on the safe side--report it and, if it turns out to simply be soreness, no harm, no foul. If it turns out to be a torn ligament then you did the right thing by reporting it. Of course, this is not to say you won't get a lot of grief over it but much less than if you had not reported it right away. [/QUOTE]
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