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If an employee had an accident at work which triggered a recurrence of an injury that was sustained many years ago in a previous role with another company, resulting in that employee being off work & unable to do alternative work for a period of time, would you class that as a lost time incident??? - I would say yes it is a lost time incident, as the recurrence was a result of an incident at work. It would be great to get other views on this.
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Hi,
Not having the facts available to me but some of the questions that I feel would need asking is
1.Was the employees injury identified at the Pre employment stage and if so,
2.Was this injury taken into acount when assessing the suitability of the employee to the task he or she would be doing?
It is a lost time injury because the employee was doing a task and for whatever reason has been injured whilst performing that task and is unavailable to return to work. The task needs to be reassessed.
Regards
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Toby,
Out of curiousity, after the first incident was a review carried out to ensure he was fit/capable to come back and resume that role. Also did he have a pre-employment medical?
Probably worth looking into this as no doubt the "No Win No Fee Charlatans" will be in touch at some point
Regards
Clive
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In answer to the question the incident occurred in connection with work, an injury or at least a worsening of his condition was the result so yes it is a lost time accident. All the other comments maybe helpful but are irrelevant to the original question.
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If the activity at work significantly exacerbated the existing injury then its is reportable against current employment and probably should be treated as a "new" injury; questions over pre-employment checks and personal health declarations need to be reviewed if for no other reason than to test the integrity of the claim.
However if the current work activity simply brought the pre-existing condition to the attention of those concerned without worsening then perhaps a no.
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If the employee has had an accident at work, which results in lost time, then yes it is re portable, regardless if it is an old injury from a previous employer, when he returns to work pass the case to occupational health.
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Hi terry,
In answer to your question "Yes"it is a lost time injury like everyone has said,but to the comment by pl53 about irrelevant information been giving to yourself,myself and others who have made comments were only tring to assist you and prevent any further reoccurrence to the same type of incidences.this is a forum were we share information and we can all learn from each other.
Regards
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