Taking the Injury Home

To avoid the immense peer pressure and pressure of the safety culture that calls for zero harm, employees suffering injury often take their injury home and report it as a home injury or an injury incurred during a sporting or recreational event. Not only is the injured person under pressure from his peers, but from the entire organization as well. 

The converse is also true, as in some instances off-the-job injuries are sneaked into the workplace and posed as work-related injuries for the free medical benefits offered, and in some cases, the workers compensation payable. 

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