What if you were in an accident at work but you seemed okay at the time, but a few days later experienced medical problems? How long do you have to file a work accident compensation claim?
The Way It Should Be Done
In an idea world, whether you seemed okay or not at the time, you should be examined by a company or your own doctor after you have been involved in any mishap that could potentially harm you. This doesn't always happen, but it should.
The Way It Probably Will Be Done
If you start feeling things that you know aren't right and you think they are tied to your workplace accident:
- Notify your supervisor as soon as possible. They will probably send you to see the company doctor to get an opinion as to the extent of your injuries and if they are related to the accident.
- Make sure that this incident is recorded in the companies accident book.
- Write down all that you remember about the accident if you didn't do this the day of the mishap. You need to get this down as you remember it before your memory fades.
What's Next?
The amount of time that has passed since the accident and your symptoms could be important if the problems that you are experiencing can not be tied directly to the work accident. If too much time intervenes, the employer may claim that something else in your life caused the problems that you are experiencing. And they may be able to make that stick.
The Moral Of The Story
If you have an accident at work, no matter how insignificant it may seem at the time, it is in your best interest to ask to be examined by the company's doctor and have the incident recorded in the company's accident book. Better safe then sorry if in the future you need to make a work accident compensation claim.
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