Plastic Printers complies with workers’ compensation laws and provides workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured in the course and scope of their employment with the Company. Plastic Printers believes employees have a right to a safe workplace and maintains this workplace injury policy and procedures to ensure that we comply with state workers’ compensation requirements and provides a safety-focused work environment of injury reporting and treatment. Employees are required to report all work-related injuries as soon as possible. Medical treatment is authorized and coordinated by the Company, as applicable with state rules.
This policy applies to all employees of Plastic Printers.
Details
All employees are covered by Worker’s Compensation insurance and will receive benefits in accordance with Minnesota’s Worker’s Compensation Laws for work-related injuries or illnesses.
All accidents and/or injuries, including those that do not require medical treatment or care, must be reported immediately to the employee’s supervisor and to the Human Resources Department.
If medical attention is needed, employee’s supervisor or another designated person must call 911 even if the employee does not want you to
Plastic Printers will not discriminate or retaliate against any employee for raising a safety or health concern, or for reporting work-related injuries or illnesses.
The employee’s supervisor is then required to complete an Employee Report of Injury that includes the details of the report of the accident and/or injury. This report must then be provided to the Human Resources Department within 24 hours of the initial report to the supervisor. The Human Resources Department will prepare and process the information as required by the Minnesota workers’ compensation laws. Timely reporting is critical, because claims may be denied if accidents and/or injuries are not reported promptly.
Medical care is coordinated by the Company to get the injured employee healed and allow them to return to work. Under the Minnesota workers’ compensation law, the employer has a right to designate the doctor, hospital or medical care facility to provide treatment to the employee. The cost of authorized medical expenses for work-related injuries are the responsibility of the Company. However, our workers’ compensation insurance may only pay for treatment at authorized facilities. If an employee elects to have an unauthorized physician provide treatment, payments may be the employee’s responsibility.
Employees returning to work full-time following an absence due to a work related accident and/or injury or disease will be provided paid time-off for therapy or medical treatment. Employees unable to work at all following an accident may get compensated directly by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier for lost time, consistent with Minnesota’s Worker’s Compensation laws. This time off may interact with other policies, including the Family and Medical Leave policy and sick time policies. The Company will evaluate work restrictions on a case-by-case basis with consideration given to the medical evaluation, expected duration of restriction, duties of a position, skills and capabilities of the employee, availability of work to be completed in the employee’s current position given restrictions, or other positions for temporary transfer.
An employee with a work injury must follow any and all instructions of the authorized treating health provider. This compliance includes prescription use, therapy, following activity restriction and returning for follow-up visits. Compliance with medical instructions is mandatory for job tasks and off the job.An employee who fails to return to work after receiving a release from his/her authorized treating physician will be considered absent without authorization.
Procedures
Employees are expected to follow these procedures in the event of a work-related injury or illness:
1. Report the injury
Immediately, report the injury to your supervisor. The supervisor is to report to the scene of the accident, as appropriate, to ensure prompt medical attention for the employee(s) involved and to address any safety hazards which may have caused or contributed to the injury. The supervisor should contact Human Resources staff at [email protected]
2. Obtain treatment for injury/illness
First aid - Many employees are trained in first aid, CPR and AED use. Trained employees should respond to the situation.
For emergencies - 911 must be called immediately by Supervisor
For non-emergencies – Human Resources will provide authorization prior to the employee receiving treatment at the appropriate facility.
3. Employee Report of Injury
The supervisor completes an Injury Report within 24 hours. The employee provides a statement on that report. The completed report should be submitted to Human Resources. This report must be completed as soon as possible. The form is from HR and in Quip. Make sure the incident is also logged in the Safety Log.
4. Follow up
The supervisor should notify Human Resources when the injured employee returns from treatment. If an employee is unable to return to work following a work-related injury, the supervisor is responsible for notifying Human Resources.
Human Resources will coordinate follow up medical care, if necessary. HR will remain in communication with the insurance carrier and employee regarding progress, restrictions, lost time, medical follow-ups, and return to work plans. In the event a return to work with restrictions is available, Human Resources will coordinate with the employee and supervisor to determine if those restrictions can be met. Human Resources is responsible for tracking injury data for OSHA and other reporting.