Employee Accident Report Claim Form on desk with pen Employers want to believe the best of their employees, but some see a workplace injury as a way to make easy money. (Photo: iStock)

Security cameras in a company cafeteria recently captured a brazen attempt to fake a workers' compensation injury. The video shows that the man dumped a cup of ice onto the floor, disposed of the cup and then laid down on the floor as though he slipped on the ice. Prosecutors have charged the man with insurance fraud and theft by deception.

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