Posted By Austin. U Hi All, Please i would need an advise on this.Last friday at work a steel fixer twisted his ankle and we took him to the A&E where the doctor confirmed that he should be OK next day with some pain killers. Yesterday(Monday),i asked after the worker from his colleagues and was told his condition has gone worse and cannot walk. The polish worker cannot speak/understand English and he is new to the UK. I was told that he has been at home and has taken no medicine as he do not know where to go and how to communicate. I immiediately contacted the site/project manager to inform him and if possible to arrange for the worker to be taken to the hospital but he is of the opinion that the company has done enough by taking him to the hospital first time and it is therefore his responsibility to take care of himself thereafter. Am aware of RIDDOR. but someone pls advise if the company has done enough and also the consequences on the company should his condition go worse because no scan/x-ray was done in the hospital. Thanks, Austin.

Posted By MAK No! The injured party has not sustained a new injury. this is a development of the original and sounds like an inaccurate diagnosis in the first place, and depending on the man's pain threshhold should arguably have had an xray in the first instance PARTICULARLY as there were communication difficulties. some companies however, may feel that if the injured party doesnt spend a relevant amount of time in the hospital, and it can be written as a minor injury then they dont have to report it under RIDDOR....good angle for them, bad for us! The site manager is wrong and taking a clear and underhand advantage. Refer to RIDDOR 1995 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/S..._19953163_en_2.htm#mdiv3 (2) Subject to regulation 10, where a person at work is incapacitated for work of a kind which he might reasonably be expected to do, either under his contract of employment, or, if there is no such contract, in the normal course of his work, for more than three consecutive days (excluding the day of the accident but including any days which would not have been working days) because of an injury resulting from an accident arising out of or in connection with work (other than one reportable under paragraph (1)), the responsible person shall as soon as practicable and, in any event, within 10 days of the accident send a report thereof to the relevant enforcing authority on a form approved for the purposes of this regulation, unless within that period he makes a report thereof to the Executive by some other means so approved. The worker by now obviously has to get back to hospital, but may be reticent to cause trouble..

Posted By MAK urgh sorry for the grammar, but its hometime

Posted By Ken Taylor I would have thought that, as regards treatment for a workplace injury, the employer's duty relates to first-aid provision and referral to medical attention (followed, of course, by reporting if reportable). Other considerations arise as to cause, remedial action, return to work, accommodating continued incapacity by work changes, etc. The employer in question appears to have done what is needed at present as far as treatment is concerned. The injured person seems to need to seek further medical attention from a doctor or the hospital and, whilst the employer can helpfully suggest this, it's for the employee to do so.

Posted By Sean Fraser Tabs, that is one of the best responses I have ever seen on this forum and it justifies one of the reasons why I am in this profession. I agree with your comments 100%