Question: An employee injured her ankle while working from home due to the pandemic. Her employer directed her to work from home, along with all other employees that could. On a normal business day, while the employee was working, she walked to the kitchen to get something to drink and stepped on her child's toy. Her ankle rolled which resulted in a sprain. The employee was issued prescription-strength ibuprofen by a healthcare professional. Is it recordable?
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Question: On a business trip, a company approves a day of snow skiing as company entertainment while in the mountains. The employees on the trip treat some customers to a day of snow skiing. On the second run of the day, an employee and a customer collide, resulting in a fractured wrist for the employee. Is it recordable?
Question: An employee enters the company break room during normal working hours and slips in a puddle of water that was present from a leaky ceiling. A doctor’s x-ray determines the slip resulted in a fractured wrist that requires a cast. The employee is prescribed pain medication and returns to work the next day. Is it recordable?
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