I have been doing produciton line work at a company for two years, a few months ago i started getting pain and numbness in my hand. I now have to have a nerve transposition in my elbow and will be out for a month. this kind of problem is caused by force trauma, which i have not had, or repetitive use of the elbow. I do repetative motions all day at work. Does this seem like it should be a workmans comp case?
2007-09-27 07:08:38 · 3 answers · asked by jjohnson0481 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Also first my doctor said the orthopedic surgeon who advised surgery would determin the cause. The surgeon however said he does not determine that. What kind of doctor should i see to determine the cause
2007-09-27 13:15:59 · update #1
There is such a thing as continuous trauma injuries. There doesn't have to be a specific trauma.
If you think it happened at work, then you need to report it to your employer. Your employer has a duty to report it to their work comp company. It's not your job to get a medical opinion before you file a claim. At that point, it's the adjuster's job to determine if it is work related or not. To do that, your adjuster will send you to the doctor. That doctor will evaluate you and report back to the adjuster what their findings are including a medical opinion as to whether or not your work caused your medical condition.
If for some reason that doctor reports that it is not work related, then there should be an appeal process in place (in California that would be a Qualified Medical Examiner) to get another medical report/opinion.
2007-09-28 19:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by ca_workcompadvice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your Doctor determines that it is an injury that is related to work then it would be a Workman's Comp. claim.
2007-09-27 07:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 03:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by furne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋