Workers’ compensation claims occur on a regular basis, but how the adjuster manages the case from the outset can often determine whether the employee returns to work or becomes a client of Dowe, Sueum and Howe. Consider the following case study and see how small but important decisions throughout the process created an outcome in everyone’s best interests.
John, a machinist, arrives at work at 7:00 a.m., clocks in and meets with his co-workers in the break room. Nothing unusual about today, but he hasn’t begun to work yet either.
After donning his proper personal protective equipment, John turns on his machine and begins to mill the first of 50 or so parts slated for his production run that day. After completing the first 30 parts, John removes a milled part, but as he begins to pull it from the chocks, a small piece of metal shaving rubs the topside of his long, ring and small fingers of his right hand.
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