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Before an Injury
- Make sure there is a procedure in
place for handling injuries
- Reinforce safety efforts to avoid
accidents
Immediately After an Injury
- Make sure the employee gets
treatment he or she needs
- Investigate the cause of the
accident
- Inform workers comp insurance
carrier
- Cooperate with insurer in handling
the case
The Days and Weeks after the Injury
- Communicate with the employees
- Get the employee back to work on
light duty, if possible
- Prevent workers comp fraud
- Help the insurer out by defending
questionable claims
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