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By Jo
Boone, R.N.
- Notify your supervisor as soon as the accident happens. Your supervisor
will be required to complete an Employee Injury Report Form. The Office
of Human Resources has to report all claims within 48 hours to avoid
OSHA violations.
- If the accident occurs during normal working hours, go to the R.N.
Ellington Health & Counseling Center for evaluation. Sometimes accidents
happen after hours, on weekends or in the summer. If the injury is minor
and can wait until the next day to be treated, wait until you can be
treated on campus. If it is after hours and cannot wait, use Doctor's
Urgent Care (1713 S. Church St., Burlington) if it is open. The emergency
room is used only in true emergencies or as a last resort. You may NOT
use your family doctor or anyone not approved by the Office of Human
Resources.
- Once you have received medical care, take all doctor's notes and any
medical bills you may have for the treatment to the Office of Human
Resources. The doctor's notes should be taken over the day you receive
them if time permits.
- If you have to be out of work because of an injury, the Office of
Human Resources must have a doctor's note from you to be paid by worker's
compensation. You will need to let both your supervisor and the Office
of Human Resources know that you will be out.
- The way the law works, you do not get paid for the first 7 days you
miss work unless you are out for more than a total of 21 days. You will
begin to accumulate pay on the 8th day you are out. After you are out
more than 21 days, Hartford Insurance will go back and pay you for the
first 7 days. So if you are going to be out of work fewer than 7 days,
you may use sick or vacation time.
Important Reminders
- Do not go to any physician without approval of the Office of Human
Resources or your supervisor.
- Do not leave work before reporting the accident.
- You cannot use your group health insurance for office visits or prescriptions.
You must use worker's compensation instead.
- You may not seek chiropractic treatment. This is not covered under
worker's compensation.
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