The Importance of the Initial Accident Investigation

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Accident, Accident analysis, Auspice Risk, Business, Girija Shaffer, Occupational safety and health, Safety Training, Technology

Work related accidents such as tissue damage, burns, trips, falls, fractures, loss of sight or loss of limbs can happen anywhere to anyone. However, such accidents can be prevented if proper measures are taken to eliminate dangerous work conditions prevalent in a workplace. Therefore, it is critical to investigate any and every accident occurring within the workplace.

An initial accident investigation is essential because—

Six Top Claims in Workers’ Compensation

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Workers Compensation Laws are introduced to ensure that if an employee gets injured while at work, he/she will receive a compensation for replacing medical costs and lost wages. Each and every state has its own Workers Compensation Laws and they offer several benefits such as—

1. Medical benefits that include travel cost including medication, hospital stays, etc.
2. If the injured employee is not in a position to return to his original field work, he/she is assigned in a different field.
3. If the injured employee becomes disabled, temporarily or permanently, he gets paid time off work.

The most frequent workers compensation claims are as follows: