A Workplace Injury Doesn’t Have to Injure the Business How to Avoid Losing Out on Wages
I never really considered about workers compensation until a a couple of months ago when I experienced my very first occupational accident. I was taking inventory of the warehouse when it transpired. A coworker in the opposite aisle was employing the forklift to place a pallet, and in doing so bumped a box of DVD’s off the shelf. The crate crashed into my left shoulder. The brunt force sent me to the floor hard. Right when I hit the floor I discerned something was horribly amiss. The pain was sudden and sharp. But my thoughts were elsewhere, because as someone lacking insurance I didn’t think I’d be able to afford health care in case my company figured out some method to get out of footing my medical bills for my newly injured shoulder. You can see I’ve never had much faith in upper-management. Luckily, that wasn’t an issue. My company had smartly bought workman’s compensation insurance. Basically I had no reason to worry. My hospital bills were already on their way to being paid. And the best thing about being covered was the workman comp company compensated me for lost hours because of my injury. Workers Compensation AL