While the severity of a work injury can serve as a barometer for how long the healing process will take, other factors can also play into the return-to-work timeline and impede the path to recovery, including occupation and mental health issues.
To help employers and workers' comp professionals better spot factors that can hamper recovery after a major work accident, Safety National has created the following infographic to highlight eight issues that can impact a workers' comp claim.
Credit: Safety National According to Tyler Smith, senior claims manager at Safety National, when injured workers display these factors during the recovery process, employers should lean on their carrier's medical oversight expertise.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Steve Hallo
Steve Hallo is managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at [email protected]
