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<blockquote data-quote="upsdude" data-source="post: 53277"><p>Dannyboy &amp; Tie </p><p> </p><p>One problem Ive seen with coworkers injuries is the BS the medical facility puts them through. Example: Joe Driver reports a minor strain on a Wednesday..Joe Supervisor sends him to the local Doc in a Box..Local Doc in the Box refers Joe Driver to the Occupational Doctor..Occupational Doctor only sees patients on Tuesdays.Joe Driver has now missed at least 4 days work.UPS is now faced with 4 days lost time AND huge medical bills </p><p> </p><p>The strain (in most cases) would be healed in 2 or 3 days. Why force the employee to see a doctor if they dont want or need to? If you suffered the same injury at home would you see a doctor? Doubtful. </p><p> </p><p>As a side note to my previous post. The Physical Therapist that treated me finally gained approval to ride with a driver (me) and it made a huge difference in his ability to treat UPS employees. He said I did more work in 4 hours than most people do in a week. I couldnt get that in writing though! LOL!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upsdude, post: 53277"] Dannyboy & Tie One problem Ive seen with coworkers injuries is the BS the medical facility puts them through. Example: Joe Driver reports a minor strain on a Wednesday..Joe Supervisor sends him to the local Doc in a Box..Local Doc in the Box refers Joe Driver to the Occupational Doctor..Occupational Doctor only sees patients on Tuesdays.Joe Driver has now missed at least 4 days work.UPS is now faced with 4 days lost time AND huge medical bills The strain (in most cases) would be healed in 2 or 3 days. Why force the employee to see a doctor if they dont want or need to? If you suffered the same injury at home would you see a doctor? Doubtful. As a side note to my previous post. The Physical Therapist that treated me finally gained approval to ride with a driver (me) and it made a huge difference in his ability to treat UPS employees. He said I did more work in 4 hours than most people do in a week. I couldnt get that in writing though! LOL!! [/QUOTE]
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