623 Falls at Work: Legal Insights and Challenges – Laura Chung
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When you think about falls, your first thought may be of nursing home or hospital falls. However, a large percentage of falls and other injuries occur on the job. Learn more in this podcast episode: Falls at Work: Legal Insights and Challenges.
Laura Chung, an LNC based in California, shares with us the complexities of fall cases. Slippery or buckled floors, wet spots, hidden holes, and other structural issues can cause serious injuries.
These injuries are complicated further by supervisors who may shuffle the injured worker to a clinic rather than to needed care in an emergency department of a hospital. The company that insures the business that employs the worker may deny needed care. A supervisor may want to avoid the usual method of reporting an injury because he wants a clean safety record.
A reportable incident usually goes to OSHA (Occupational Safety Health Administration), which has the option to investigate the company and possibly fine them for violations. These fines can be for major amounts of money.
Sometimes the workers, due to substance abuse, may be investigated. Some may be undocumented workers. Still others fail to show up for physical therapy or other medical appointments.
Add to this the unusual number of documentation that this kind of investigation seems to spawn, and you can end up with a data nightmare.
Laura’s thoughtful explanation of the various issues involved will prove invaluable to you if you end up with a workplace fall case.
Here’s What to Expect from the Podcast: Falls at Work: Legal Insights and Challenges
- What locations have the most falls?
- How does the U.S.’s worker compensation system complicate both treatment and payment?
- Why can it be difficult for workers to get the emergency care they need?
- What role does OSHA (Occupational Safety Health Administration) play in falls or other dangerous situations?
- How does the injured worker sometimes self-sabotage?
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Your Presenter of Falls at Work: Legal Insights and Challenges: Laura Chung
Laura has twenty-four years of bedside hospital experience, in both teaching and community hospitals, in NYC, CA, and CT. Laura is currently a staff nurse in a large ICU, a Rapid Response Team (RRT) nurse and a relief charge nurse. She responds to patient emergencies, such as: codes, strokes, falls, and Rapid Responses. She started her legal nurse business in 2020 and enjoys helping attorneys navigate complex medical records. Her special interests include falls and hospital-acquired infections.
Connect with Laura Bouchard Chung by email at laura@bclegalnurse.com