Location: Michigan, US
Hello all, I recently got injured at work. I have an impacted fractured to the radial head of my right elbow. I am completely unable to twist that arm, lift with it, or make a grab/pinch motion. I won’t know if surgery is needed until this Friday.
For context: Our buildings door was being fixed, so I had walked around the building to put a sign up to not use the door, and fell face first into the concrete after becoming distracted by a driver on the street. My elbow is broke, knees extremely bruised, chest and ribs bruised, wrist is not broken but might have to be re-examined because it’s swollen and painful.
So, I wasn’t in the actual building, but I was clocked in and I was doing a task for work. Technically I fell from not looking where I was walking. What do I do now? I can’t work or drive. Do I bother filing a workers comp? Would a workers comp even be possible since I fell from being distracted? If any more detail is needed, please let me know. Thanks.
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>Do I bother filing a workers comp? Would a workers comp even be possible since I fell from being distracted?
Yes and yes.
>What do I do now?
Go fill out a workplace notice of injury so you can get your treatment and lost wages paid for by the comp insurer.
Workers comp is a no fault system. It doesn’t matter if you want to play forklift joust or your company instructed you to do something silly. File the claim.